Six long glorious weeks of summer have come to an end and reality has come back to bite me in the bum. S headed back to school last week and O went back to pre-school three days a week this Monday.
I still can’t work out how I feel about this.
One thing I do know is that now, with 3 days at home sans small people, I can finally put my master plan into action. Having started a part-time job at the start of the summer (huge mistake, I missed the girls far too much), I have now taken a step back from the world of office work once again to concentrate on building up my own business.
It’s hard, the anxiety that comes with not knowing where my next paycheque will come from is overwhelming at times. Luckily I have a wonderfully understanding husband, who realises my occasional meltdowns over my bank balance are just par for the course with the new life I’m living.
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It’s worth it though, so our big house in the country and yearly trips to NYC may have to wait a while, but knowing I will be able to drop my girls off to school every morning and be there to see their faces as the doors open each afternoon, makes up for any money that is missing from my bank statements each month.
My children, and the lovely man that helped me make them, are my whole world. Everything I do is to make them proud and secure a wonderful future full of magical memories.
I may ‘only’ work at home; some may think its lazy, some may think its just a hobby – but I know, for us, its the perfect way to combine family life and some independence of my own.
So it’s back to school for them, and back to the grindstone for me….and lots of new pencil cases all round.
Wish us luck!
