Want to know what it’s really like to be a self employed working woman? I’m about to tell you.
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But Chris my web designer says I must not make it sound like I’m moaning about this. So here goes, with my attempting to enlighten you on my working life, and how I balance it with my home life, in a non moaning fashion 🙂
Saturday 15 October.
11.00pm Have now finished ironing jeans for third time this evening, as they had been washed and left in the washing machine, in an attempt to speed up the drying process. Started a long debate on my facebook page about it, so I’m pleased to have given the women I know something to chat about on their Saturday nights.
11.15pm Finally, the article on Carrie from Baby Swap or Shop is live on www.mirror.co.uk so I can get the screenshots and get everything in motion to promote her feature as a leading mumpreneur.
11.30pm In the shower
11.40pm Kiss boys, tuck them in. Get in bed.
11.50pm W, age 3, wakes up, coughing and is then sick. Everywhere. The wall, the bed, me, him, bedding, pillows. Floor. Everywhere. And it reeks. It is absolutely awful.
12 midnight. W and me in the bath. Although W is white as a sheet, is trying to squirt water at me. So he’s not too bad then. Call Husband on night shift, but no answer. Get hold of inlaws who were still up. Mother in law comes to help me with getting the bed stripped and William out of the bath. I’m scrubbing the carpet, wall and cot. And heaving at the same time. I hate the smell of sick. It’s horrid.
Sunday 16 October
1 am. E and W are in our bed. E goes back to sleep. W is wide awake and wants to play with me. I’m not quite so keen.
2.30am Call Husband sobbing, demanding he comes home from work straight away. I think he gets the hint and agrees I’ll see him soon.
3am Husband home. Me into other bedroom
5am Up to go to work at The Baby Show for Trade, in London’s Olympia
6am Father In Law drives me to London because I’m in no fit state to drive myself, on 2 hours of sleep.
7.45am Gridlock at Olympia. I’m shattered.
8.45am Gridlock resolved. Meet the lovely Allya Rafiq for the first time, who I’m going to be working with to launch her new product, a breastfeeding poncho, for Peep Baby
9.50am I am busting for a wee. But can’t go as we’re in trouble with the lovely fire and safety people who have pointed out that the Show opens in 10 minutes and we are blocking the entire aisle with our kit.
10am Allya goes to the loo
10.15am I go to the loo
10.30am Visitors start to come up the stairs and we’re off and running….
2.30pm Get cab to Kings Cross
4pm Back to Cambridge and very excited boys who are pleased to see me, including Husband
5pm Group bath
7pm Bedtime. Boys are currently in bed, but the pitter patter of running feet around, tells me they aren’t asleep yet.
And guess what, I’m doing it all again tomorrow morning!
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