Strollerderby

I can imagine that many SAHM's are quite isolated, especially in the suburbs and the country. I however, live in a very walking friendly community and it has been a godsend. Babe and I can stroller to any number of parks, shops, friend's houses, and coffee joints, not to mention walking by gorgeous, old and ancient houses. If I had to drive to get just about anywhere, I wouldn't have left the house for the first 4 months of my daughter's life, as she used to scream bloody murder in the carseat.

And I also feel that I'm saving money (and the environment) by no longer commuting 25 minutes each way to my old job.

i think this is so true... living in so. cal. especially. it's expensive and so spread

out. my friends live 30-40 mins driving time. i definitely am not quick to make that drive any longer. my husband used to work from home so we decided

to have only 1 car which was great til' his clients stopped hiring freelance artists

and he had to take an in house job. i'm pretty much stuck at home with 2 small

kids with no close friends near me. if i didn't love my house sooooo much i think

i would be very depressed. i am glad i have a good phone plan : ) i talk to my

girlfriends all the time.

Wow, I've been living that way for a while. We live way out in the country but it's not the good kind of country. It's horrible racist rednecks that are not on the best of terms with my husband, mother-in-law, and I because we are from up north (Christmas FL, nothing in town except a gas station, gift shop...and that's it beyond trailers and the rare actual house)

But I've been going slightly cabin feverish because of it since Damien was born. It's tough being in a tiny house all by yourself with a young baby. Can't even take him down the street in the stroller because there aren't any sidewalks and we run the risk of being run over or hit on.

Thank god for the few times I can go to work with my husband (he works as a manager at Sears in the mall) and walk around entertaining Damien in his stroller waiting for my husband's lunch break. Those times make all the cabin fever go away...but it does suck being alone in the house. Especially during growth spurts when he decides that sleep is for other babies and eating? Why, eating means I dare not take him from my breast unless there is going to be other food coming!

Too bad even if we did have friends down here they wouldn't drive the long distance out here. Hope others in the same straits can share some nice tips on how to deal with cabin fever because it sucks.