Well, THAT plan didn't last long!

Having decided back in December last year to spend as much time volunteering at school as possible rather than looking for additional employment, well ... yeah ... :P

Ross had been going to see a chiropractor for years, as had my parents (and grandparents), and they would all recommend it fairly often. So I started going, and then took the kids as well. But ... it isn't cheap. And it quickly became a case of either increasing our income or discontinuing treatment. I was really rather enjoying not having daily headaches, and was particularly reluctant to pull the plug as far as Amy was concerned - she had been regularly complaining of a sore back for quite some time, which stopped not long after treatment started. Gee Mummy guilt is such fun! I couldn't bring myself to put money ahead of my child not being in pain (funny that!) so the only other option was trying to figure out what kind of work I could do that would fit around the kids - who aren't old enough to be at home unsupervised - and school holidays.

Putting those requirements together with my fondness for teeny-weeny people I decided in March to look into becoming an in-home educator through PORSE - kind of like being a nanny, but at my house rather than theirs. Man, toddler-proofing the house all over again made me realise how much my kids have grown up! It took a while to get things up and running, but I have now officially re-entered the world of negotiating pedestrian crossings and shopping malls with a pram. Watch your shins :D