After realizing that hoovering today is useless until I have emptied it and cleaned the filter, it inspired me to write a post about being single in all aspects of my life! Valentines day to me is my friends birthday :-) I love her to bits so quite fitting really as being with loved ones is not always about it being your partner, however as a singleton it is not high up on my list of things to remember! In fact it has been 7 years since I spent Valentines day with someone who was special in my life.
As a single mum in business my daily life is never too easy, as well as cooking, cleaning, washing, making cups of tea, running a business, school runs, shopping, breathing, I then take care of a team of consultants which requires motivating, meeting planning, emailing, phone calls and more. And yes I love it!
But sometimes it would just be so nice to come in and find that the washing up fairy has been round, and I do believe in fairies I do! I do!
However as single parent you are often judged by circumstances that have been beyond your control! I, in no way chose to be a single parent. That decision was made for me when the father, who with full knowledge of consequence actively engaged in the fun part of baby making, decided he did not want to be part of his son's life. I cant make him, nor would I want to.
Today I want to tell you about the army of single mums out there that not only successfully run their household, they also run a business! We are not all benefit scrounging baby factories that society has labelled us.
Many are hard working, and I mean really hard working mums who successfully juggle the daily household chores with that of running a business. As an example, this morning I have loaded the dishwasher, sorted breakfast, booked parties into my business, emailed hosts and customers, attempted to hoover and sorted the washing, exercised the dogs AND built some lego men! And my day has only just begun!
Would I change things? Nope, not at all. I have tried the 9 - 5 and have found it very hard to balance with family life, whilst my childminder is a super special person I hated the fact that she saw my boys more than me, that I only had breakfast and bedtime. Working for myself changed that, and whilst it has added a little extra pressure into my life, I am happy to offset that with having the option to take a 'family' day whenever I choose. This week we have been ice skating and geocaching, enjoyed loads of cuddles during the day, snuggled up to watch a dvd, and have a meal with our best friends (on valentines days as well) as well as do my job of being a Jamie at Home Senior Team Leader.
So next time you hear reports that single mums are a strain on the finances of the country, spare a thought that an enormous amount of them are in fact 'mumpreneurs' working from home and making it happen for themselves and their family.
Right where's my screwdriver and fix it hat!
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