- Sick.
- Sick.
- Money.
- Texta.
- Washing.
- Sick.
- Sick.
- Washing.
- Sewing.
- Sleep.
- No Sleep.
- Washing.
- Raining.
- Tumble dryer.
- Raining.
- Roof leaking.
- Raining.
- Washing.
- No roof leaking.
- Raining.
- Sewing.
- Retaining wall waterfall.
- Raining.
- Mr S digging trenches.
- No more retaining wall waterfall.
- Sick.
- Washing.
- Sick.
- Nappies.
- Washing.
- Sewing.
- Sewing.
- Good news.
- Bad news.
- Worse news.
- Sick.
- Sick.
'Mum? Doing?'
'MUUUUM. WHEREAREOOOO?'
'MUUUUUUUUUUUM. MUUUMMY MUM MUM MUM MUUUUUM.'
'Yes, Millie?'
'I've got a car.'
'That's great! It's a cool car.'
'Yes!'
Leave room.
'MUUUUUM. MUMMY MUMMY MUM MUM.'
'Yes, Millie?'
<silence from Millie. She just stares.>
FFS.
I was made redundant from my job at the end of the financial year. Quite strange, really, but it saved me from making a decision I'd been putting off for almost a year. I kept extending my unpaid leave because I wasn't ready to think about it. It's strange to not have a job for the first time in five years. At the same time it doesn't really feel real, because I haven't been to work for 10 months now. But it's still weird. FFS.
The amount of times my children have been sick this year I barely would have been able to go to work anyway. FFS.
Nothing says reliable employee like needing lots of sick leave for your kids. FFS.
So I guess it's a good thing I'm a SAHM now. But some days I really miss the drive to work (alone), the drive home (alone), the spare half hour to go shopping (alone). I miss the challenges of my job, but I don't miss the inevitable office drama. I think I just miss being alone. FFS.
The good news is that the girls are glorious. As I type this, Pip's standing up at the television table watching the screensaver on Apple TV and swivelling the volume knob (note to self, check volume). Millie is turning into a stellar little lady who loves to share and cares so very much about her family. We're all 'bestens'. I love them all so much.
Not a particularly triumphant return to FFS, I know, but I've got Peekaboo to play and washing to hang up. My life is glam.
