What Do You Do?

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The Blog Every Day In May Challenge:

Day 6, Monday:
If you couldn't answer with your job, how would you answer the question, 'what do you do'?

I decided I didn't want to try and tackle the entire May challenge over at Story of My Life because I knew I wouldn't be able to keep up with it, and honestly, not all of the suggested topics posted are something I want to share or have an answer for.  But there are a few that I thought would make great posts and this is one of them.  (And clearly, not quite following the days as written since this is Tuesday.)

And honestly, I don't know if I even really have an answer for this one either.  It's kind of like when I was teaching: one of the most common interview questions was, "What are you passionate about about teaching?"  Like everyone becoming a teacher must have a vested interest in special needs kids, individualized instruction, making the classroom hands-on, or whatnot.  I never had an answer for this question.  Teaching was a job and my goal was to teach the kids what I was supposed to within the year.

Now that I'm not working and I stay at home, it's another odd question when someone asks what I do.  When I say I stay home with the kids, I usually get an answer along the lines of, "Oh, that's great!" which almost always comes out a little too happy, like they don't quite understand.  And if I try to talk about my Etsy shop (which I rarely do) it's equally awkward because it's hard to explain to someone that you make stuff.  And that's what I do: I make stuff.  In my shop I make stuff with fabric, at home I make food, I make beds, I make a schedule.  And I like what I do.

What do you do?