The girls are at school, the dinner is in the oven. I know, it is soooo housewife. But I am a modern woman (yes, really!) and at the moment, this is my reality. He works, I cook, clean, wash, drop, collect, iron, hoover, do homework, go shopping, have the occasional coffee morning - all while listening to day-time radio. But now all that's about to change.
Well, it is a recession and things have gotten tight. Time to start thinking about the unthinkable. I need a job! It's not so much that I WANT one. It's just that, even with John's pretty decent salary, it is just not enough. And though I never ever thought I would be in that oh-so-stereotypical role of being a stay-at-home Mum, once I became a Mum, that's what I knew I was going to be, for a while. And though I never ever thought I would be one of those women who goes back to work full-time, leaving her little ones to be raised by a child minder, I now know that this is what I am going to do, for a while. Not, because I want to. But because we need to.
Cos we are almost broke.
Almost 2 weeks into every month, or, if you prefer, 2 weeks before the next pay day, it happens. On a regular basis. The credit card is maxed. You wonder how far you can stretch the petrol tank before filling up again. You let the phone, electricity and oil bills slide into oblivion, we all know the reminders will come in a few days' time anyway, buying us serious time.
But every month we slip a little deeper into the red. So, against my better judgement, the time is now rife. I have to do it. I have to look for a job.
So, here's my blog, documenting my new departure. Wish me luck. I may just need it.
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