Stay at Home Moms raise your hands :-)

Wow, that does sound awesome Janine!

I use to take my son to Toptots but only started when he was a bit older. It was nice to get out and hang out with other moms and babes of the same age and nice for the kids to socialize a bit too. I did find that when he was older (getting closer to 2) it got a bit monotonous but he still enjoyed it a lot.

JOLI - that will be great if you can be a SAHM. At least you have your photography for income/ hobby so that will be a great combo.

Hey Carol! I hear you... I was also thinking I *might* need to go work sooner than I'd like.. and wondered if there are actually jobs out there. I hear it is quite difficult to find something these days. It's been a while.

Wow that sounds like an awesome job, Janine.

Hi
I consider myself a stay at home mom, but I do have a guesthouse in Pietermaritzburg. I worked really hard to get it up and running and now that when it started do well I put a manager in and there you go... I just go up once a week to collect the takings and buy anything thats needed, the rest of the week is all mine
I have a 4 and a half year old daughter Mia who goes to preschool until 12 every day and a 3month old Kellan, who Im sure most of you know had a rough start in life.
Hubby works for my dad in his guesthouses and only works 4days a week Mon-Thurs.
I have help in the house 3 mornings a week. We live in Durban. Who goes to Top tots or any of those groups? Im taking Kellan for the 1st time on thursday, mainly for myself coz I need some new friends coz all of mine are in pmb. I love being a home, dont miss working at all!!

SAHM since april 2009. Got retrenched - both my husband and I. So not planned at all.

Now he's got his own gardening services. And I am fortunate to be able to be home with my son. But will start looking for something as soon as he goes to a creche. If I can find something!!!

I also do not have a domestic worker - my dh is a wonderful man who helps alot! I just got so screwed over with these people stealing from me, that I'd rather see en kom klaar without one.

Hopefully I will be joining you girls soon.................................

ahhhh wow, i would love the 2 days a week job, that sounds awesome... its really a honsty that you just need to break away from homes 4 wals abit and close the door behind you...

jacadebra: my 3 yr old daughter is a sickish little girl, she was diagnosed with immune defiency a yr ago and has had her blood infusions, but if she starts getting sick then i need to be home to keep her at home, so its kind of i need to be here. i remember working before i had angelique and only jolene, i worked retail and retail hours, and if jolene was sick, always having to beg the boss for time for dr's or tonsil op's and grommet ops and those things, and they do not understand all the time, which is normal, so i should be grateful i know dont have to beg.
but its hard alot of times...