Horay!

I handed in my notice at work today:-) :-) :-) :-)

Well, actually I sent the letter, but it says that I have ceased work as of yesterday, as they owe me well over a months leave (with TOIL included), and I only have to give a months notice.

I feel very relieved, despite the fact I have no other job lined up yet. This one was causing me so much stress that it really wasn't worth continuing in. I wasn't doing it properly, completely disagreed ethically & professionally with most of what I was doing, and was not really doing anyone any favours by continuing.

I have three months worth of self-employed work booked, the kids are no longer attending nursery which will save me a fortune, and good old Nanny A has promised to baby-sit on friday's so I can continue with college. I have a couple of job applications in (one for a FT job with LOADSA money, and one for a out-of-school hours job for less money, but with a company I worked well with before). If neither work out by the end of February, I'll be sending begging letters to all the all-night garages locally (I did that all through my student years).

whatever, i am sure it is the right decision. a scary one, but the right one. It's only for a few years, and it's time to stop trying to tear myself in two every day. I'm a real SAHM now (well apart from college & my own business!) - something I absolutely NEVER imagined I could/would do in my wildest dreams.