What a Week!

Oh what a day (well actually it has been a little over a week now!)

Has anyone else had one of those weeks where loads of little things go wrong, the kind of things that on their own you could deal with, but when they happen one after the other in quick succession, they are really frustrating!

Just a couple of examples from my week

Number 1: Our car’s exhaust snapped ‘in the most expensive place’ according to the garage man – not great, but something we could cope with – however, while it was in for repair, hubby had to miss two meetings, we had to change our weekend plans and once it had been fixed and was back at home finished – the radio went and now will only sing to us when we have the break on!

Number 2: My midwife said I need to get a repeat of my iron prescription but could I give the doctors a ring as she had tried and couldn’t get through. So I rang, for the message to tell me that repeat prescriptions requests could not be dealt with over the phone, so I have just driven down there, to be told I would need to speak to a doctor – who will ring me!

On top of this we have had a few maintenance issues in the house (all straight one after the other), ill child, ill hubby, post not arriving, alarms not going off and to top it all off, I now have a cold!

Roll on next week – it can only get better, look forward to it all turning around!

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POEM – For valentines

A Valentines day for those with a little one!

Breakfast in Bed – for three though not two
A quick cuddle – a group one will do
Getting ready – takes an hour or two
Walk in the park – covered in mud goo

Time for food – a giant big queue
Private dinner – not at all true
Waiting for food – causing some ado
Done but messy – How, nobody knew

Now to go home – to hope they sleep through
At last alone – its the time to woo
A glass of wine – rather a hot brew
Make way to bed – sleep takes over you

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Guest – WAHD!

A guest post from Kev Brett – Hubby, Daddy to one (one on the way) and Business Man (Runs Tin Bone Productions)!

Well, where to begin…
Let’s start with what I do for a living, or more correctly, what I will be doing for a living (I hope).  In February ’09 I set up a corporate video production company called Tin Bone Productions.  I’ve been doing video production since ’99 and have worked with various companies making corporate videos and this was the obvious way forward.  Except for one thing.  My son.
My wife had been on maternity leave for a year from her job and the initial hope was for her to quit her job as I became the sole bread winner.  Things didn’t quite work out how we expected them to, but when do they ever?
The plan of action?  Well I would stay at home with Isaac while my wife went to an 8-4 job and video production would have to fit in and around our new arrangement.
Various small video jobs came in now and again and the portfolio started to grow, unfortunately not as quickly as we’d hoped and I soon started to realise that the work would have to take more of a back seat to my role of stay at home dad.
And what a role it is.  Never have I known anything so difficult, time consuming, tiring and yet totally fulfilling.
I’ve seen my son grow and learn so much over the last year and it’s been the most incredible thing I’ve ever done.  As much as I have loved and enjoyed my year of watching and helping my son grow, I look forward to pushing forward with the video production and swapping roles with my wife, who it has to be said has been amazing this last year as ideally she wants to be at home with our child while I’m out working.  Again don’t get me wrong, I’ve enjoyed my full time role and love my son more than anything, but I really need a break and personally feel that women are so much better at this role than us men.
Finally, to every house wife/husband – you have my total respect and admiration!

Kev

PS We put our son in a big boy bed the same day as we went to look at a child care centre and discussed having him in nursery for a few mornings a week – finally realised he was no longer a baby.  Really hit me…bring on the work.

Kev’s stuff:

Blog – Kev Brett

Video Production – Tin Bone

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