Working Mum
There may have been torrential rain in England over the Summer, but work-wise it was a drought. Fortunately, just before Christmas a project came in and then before I knew it I had a job up in London 2 days a week. How to manage? We limped along for the first couple of weeks with Eddie taking the boys into school, walking home at lunchtime to take Bella out and then picking the boys up again after Fun Club, but it wasn't sustainable. We've never really had to think about child care before, but the pressure was suddenly on as Eddie had a trip booked to the US and we were also acquiring 2 additional black labradors for a couple of weeks to look after for the Levys who were off to St Lucia. Long story short, I advertised on Gumtree and have found someone to help out on the days that I go up to London. A very safe pair of hands, she'll drop-off and pick-up the boys and doesn't mind walking a swarm of large black dogs in any weather. A tick i...