After reading several days worth of posts on micro-business, you might be asking yourself "what does this have to do with being domesticated? Isn't this blog supposed to be about being a housewife or stay-at-home mom?" It's a fair question indeed. Allow me to respond...
Women who stay home are often expected by society to be concerned with two primary things: raising children and caring for the home. The choice to be home-based is often perceived as a choice against work and earning money. I would like to change this perception, because I think that most of use who choose to stay home would either like or need a little industry in our lives. And micro-business, I think, could provide that industry.
The truth is that rather than disqualify us from the economy, being at home means that we have an opportunity to nurture viable economic work for our own benefit, and fitting with our own lifestyle. Micro-business, which can be based out of the home, relational, flexible, and compatible with children, can give us a much needed outlet apart from our roles as mothers and wives, and provide us with our own income and financial sense of accomplishment.
Being at home also means that we have the opportunity to support an alternative to the traditional economy--an opportunity even to lead in it. On the surface we may not look like economic leaders, but an army of micro-businesses that support the community can have a great impact.
I'm most likely preaching to the choir. More and more I hear accounts of women who are living a home-based lifestyle and are finding innovative and creative ways to earn some income using their skills and interests. These women are engaging the marketplace while still raising kids, investing in the community, and building their marriages. The more we hear their testimonies, and the more we encourage each other to be leaders in a fruitful alternative economy, the more others will see our leadership and be encouraged to follow.
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