Well my first stint of being a stay at home dad has come to an end. We always said we've give it until the summer holidays and see if it was working out for us, the children and financially.
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| Sharpening up ready for a summer of work |
So after three months everything seems to be okay. I've managed to do the housework, cook the tea, do some DIY & painting, maintain the garden so it produces loads of lovely veg and find plenty of weekend and evening work to help our finances.
In fact the work has been coming in thick and fast. For the last couple of months I've been working 3 or 4 evening a week from 8pm to 10pm in a house a customer is doing up as well as lots of Saturday work.
It's been a case of making hay while the sun shines though as I doubt anyone will want me working in their house at that time in the dead of winter! I've been making preparations for winter though and I might have a workshop on the way - watch this space - so that I can keep building no matter what the weather is doing.
Now I've got lots of work until the end of the summer holidays. Then come September I'm back off again with my girls and hopefully we can keep going on like we have been.
I do enjoy reading about what your up to. I've painted the fence ready for my strawberry drainpipes going up ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks Julee! I look forward to seeing how your strawberries get on!
DeleteGlad it's working out for you. It will give your kids lots of memories (and you, too).
ReplyDeleteI sometimes think it's more my memories as hey won't remember much from these early years. It will help shape them though.
DeleteIt seems to be working out very well for you all from what you've talked about on here. The girls will all benefit from shared parenting and happy parents who get to see lots of them.
ReplyDeleteIt's worked out well. It's been hard work but worth it.
DeleteSounds like it's worked out really well. So nice to have a flexible job like that.
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