Budget Wars - A New Hope (with apologies to George Lucas)

Just remember to breathe Bobs, or you will stress yourself out too much and end up with one of those nasty 'someone else's dirty kid germs' things that go around at this time of year.

Hope DD is back to sleeping again for you. I am one of those lucky people (DH calls me a freak!) who does not like sleep, good job I don't need much to function, but I understand some people seem to like it.

Bobarella wrote: »

Good advice Fox I'm impressed at your not needing much sleep. That will stand you in good stead when you have 4 teens to wait up for.

Thanks I know I need to chill a bit but easier said than done. I got all the invoices done in the end and priced up the course I need to go on. Or not...can't decide what to do for the best. I'm determined to look after DD myself as with my son I had to go back to my corporate job when he was 8 months and having made it from her birth to now also running a business don't want to give up now. But that said she is now incredibly mobile, climbing like a little goat & into everything. If she doesn't really nap all day either it makes the days I have computer based work to do very tricky indeed.

Today we are doing a viewing at 9am so that will be our first job.

Bob, of course you are looking after her, but when funds allow, wouldn't you consider her going to nursery or a childminder for even one day (or half day) a week, to allow you to do the admin for your business without distraction? I look after my 2 year old GD quite a bit. She is obviously past this particular stage, but still very demanding, and there is no way I could do any of my business admin with her around :eek:

She needs to explore and find out about the world as she is doing, and it is great fun to be part of that but you have other needs as well at the moment, and at the same time, it would not be a bad thing for her to start to socialise with other adults and children for a few hours a week. She will get more, rather than less, active. You are not part of the corporate world any more, so it would not be the same as with your son.... but in any case, he has turned out ok, hasn't he? Hope you don't think I am speaking out of turn , but do consider cutting yourself a bit of slack!

:grouphug: for you Bobs, it is traumatic for you, but she will have forgotten all about it by Monday morning, which is a blessing, but also terrifying.

Can't remember how old DD is, but I totally understand not wanting to put her into full time childcare - I was the nutter who came and got DS at lunchtime in foundation (DS1 & 2 didn't go until year 1, but 3 &4 were at school every day getting the brothers, so they knew all the teachers and wanted to go) - a full day knackered him out so much all I did was post food into him when he came home and scooped him into bed at 5.30. So he escaped at lunchtime, we had lunch together and went and threw bread at ducks, or went to the pool, or went to the swings and chatted (they can all chat, my boys!). Then when they were a bit bigger they trotted off to school happy as Larry. Never had tears.

There was something on our local Streetlife about a working mums/dads resource group - sharing resources and information on childcare and self employment - I never knew it existed, might be something to look into? Will look up the name of it.