Comments on Life as we know it.: Back to the beginning

Thanks Brooke, I am glad you think so! How great i...

2008-11-20T15:39:12.933+11:00

Thanks Brooke, I am glad you think so! How great is Blogcoach?!?!

Found you through your comment on BlogCoach. I lo...

2008-11-20T09:47:15.839+11:00

Found you through your comment on BlogCoach. I love this post, and I think it really strikes a cord with more moms than we will ever know!

thanks Le - good advice! If the past 7 months are ...

2008-11-17T09:46:13.823+11:00

thanks Le - good advice! If the past 7 months are anything to go buy then it's all just going to fly past before I've even realised it!!

Hello Lou - only to share my own experiences .... ...

2008-11-16T13:39:19.747+11:00

Hello Lou - only to share my own experiences .... as that is what we as individuals learn from ....

In summary - first child just before my 36 birthday, eight months off, had arranged five months maternity leave, but rang and resigned at three months as I sensed the overall commitment was to my son and not the job - it was a high pressure exec management job - so I quit.

Worked part time from eight months (two or three days a week) until one week before second son was born 22 mths later. I am the primary income earner (cash flow) and have been since 2000.

Had another eight months off - two is waaayyy different to one.

Worked part time - same kind of hours until second son was 22 months - planned to return to full time job once he was two - but found a full time job earlier than planned.

TOO SOON for me and him. So late October (last month) I quit the full time job to stay home - at least for Nov Dec and then only work part time after that ...

I really wanted to be more available for the boys and see number two thru his last year (2009) before he starts school - so we are adopting a frugal lifestyle, we are moving on a few assets to support the time off and I will do a few hours a week for grocery money so we don't go too backwards ...

My only real words of wisdom - from learnt experience - is those young years go by like a rocket ! Day by day it can seem to takes ages for the hours to go by - but that soon changes ...

my best to you with your decision making and voyeur of discovery - hugs le

Hi Jen, Only just got this comment because for som...

2008-11-15T19:31:10.306+11:00

Hi Jen, Only just got this comment because for some reason my notifications aren't working. Nonetheless. I am so glad this was a helpful post for you! I also want to thank you for letting me know because sometimes I wonder if this blog is worth the time and 9 times out of 10 whenever I think that I get a comment from you which makes me feel like it is. So thank you!! love you girl xx

Goodness me Lou. I've been struggling A LOT recent...

2008-11-14T12:31:38.297+11:00

Goodness me Lou.
I've been struggling A LOT recently with exactly what you've just posted about.
That passage hit me light a bolt of lightening.
Thank you, I really needed to read that.
Words don't give justice to how much I needed to read that and understand that other people too struggle to find "the next defininition" for themselves.
The passage - well, they're a timely reminder of how I should be viewing the situation :)
Thanks again Lou,
Jen x