What if?

OK, I will admit it, I am a television junkie! I try to keep it in check most of the time, but it hits its peak in summer. Ah, summertime. The time when the networks fulfill my guilty pleasure for mindless TV. Don’t get me wrong, I am the one watching the news channels (in the background) all day, but when nighttime hits — my mind switches over to the latest episode I can lose myself in.

One of my favorite new shows follows a group of friends who have had their wildest dreams fulfilled—winning the lottery. Never having to worry about money, making decisions based on their heart and learning that the grass isn’t always greener. It has not only given me an hour a week to get absorbed in something other than my own life right now, but has gotten me wondering…What if?

What if that happened to me? What if money was no longer a concern?

What would I do? Would I travel to the all the places I’ve always longed to see? Would I choose to spend my time volunteering for the many organizations I support? Would I move from the house we so lovingly built less than a year ago?

Would I continue to be a working mom?

I have thought a lot about the last one. If I did not HAVE to work, WOULD I work?

I’ve thought about all the reasons (other than money) that I do work. I want to show my daughter that she can do anything she wants in life. I want to be a good role model for her. I have a job that I truly enjoy and that gives me great satisfaction.

I’ve also thought about all the reasons I would rather not work. I would love to have more time to spend with my children. I have numerous hobbies I do not have nearly enough time for. I hate, really hate, waking up to an alarm clock in the morning!

It’s easy to say that I would quit my job, but somehow think I would not be quite as fulfilled as I am now.

Obviously, this is just for fun seeing as how I do not even play the lottery!

I ask all you working mom’s out there…What if?

If your wildest dream came true, would YOU still be a working mother?

JenMarie is a "Work It" contributing writer. Read more about her.