in July 2024 Babies 🇬🇧

Shift in career

So, I’m due back to work on Monday 28th. I’ve always felt confident about returning to work full time, childcare is all set in place ready to go etc etc. The last two weeks I’ve felt so gloomy and had what I guess you could call an ‘epipheny’ and a fuck it, ‘if not now then when’ moment of starting my own business to suit my new life with a 9 month old. I know what i want to do and I know I’d love it. The way I feel currently I don’t want to leave my girl to work full time… but what new mother does I guess?! I don’t know what I’m looking to gain from this post 😂 perhaps a dose of reality and/ or a bit of encouragement. Has ANYONE else thought about this or even just thought fuck it and has a plan currently in motion? Am I crazy? My current job pays well, I can’t lie, but it’s 40 mins commute which was fine when I was childless but isn’t ideal to suit my new circumstances. Ahhhh what do I do. I’d love to hear if any of you mums are in a similar situation/ have already got the ball rolling with taking that leap into self employment

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I did with my 1st. He’s 3 now. On maternity leave with him I started my own photography business. So that’s what I do now and I’m so glad I did

I have some sort of a plan (remember I said some) I quit my job, I worked in healthcare as a clinician and the work really mentally and physically drains me, I take things very seriously with work & do my utmost for all my patients. Also my boss was a witch with a b My partner has his own business which I'm currently helping out at, and I'm looking into a business management course to help me moving forward. I also aim to start my own business within the year, just need to finish training. My business will be window tinting (vehicles) and it'll be easy ish to navigate around my LG. It's absolutely terrifying and I question myself often 🤣 but it's giving me more freedom to be with my little one & be present when I'm with her. Lord knows how it'll go, but I'm staying hopeful

@Chelsie this is amazing! Congratulations, I hope it's going well!

Gurl! Do it! 👏 I’m right behind you! So many of us are! Way to get better work life balance! Keep on dreaming and doing! 👏

Yep! Handed my notice in so not returning to my job. I sell some art on the side so been working on that, but mostly me and my husband have just adjusted our expenses and living more frugally to make it work! It’s not even a question for me to not look after her until she starts school. I know it’s the ‘norm’ now in society to let nurseries raise them but in my opinion we have it totally backwards!

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