We are so busy. We are trying to find a daycare for the kids. I go back to work on March 1st. I am so dreading it. I like being home with the kids and I'm going to be paying out more than I bring home by my calculations. I will be contributing to my retirement fund so that's good but we really need the money now. I don't have a choice I have to contribute 6%. I also have to have their health insurance and join the union which I wouldn't mind doing except that I am technically temporary and the union doesn't protect my job because of my status. Hopefully I will advance quickly although I'm not so hopeful since even when you do a good job and they like you it takes up to a year to get a promotion from the time they decide to give you one. Anyway, I'm going back and I certainly hope I'm wrong about my take home pay.
I have not gotten out all of my Christmas cards. I ran out of stamps and haven't gotten more yet. I'm not even sure it's worth it to send them out now. I also think I've sent more than one card to some people. Geez. It's crazy. I also just found a thank you note for a baby gift that didn't make it down to the mailbox. I wish our mailbox was right out front. It's down the street and around the corner so it's hard to make it down there with all the kids. I try to remember to take the mail whenever I go somewhere and then just drop it off in a blue box but that doesn't work either. I'm lucky if I remember all my kids.
2 comments:
One year I sent out Christmas cards in June or July. There's nothying official about sending them in December.
Have you really crunched your numbers. I was making quite a bit of money when I left my job but I figured I would only bring home an extra 10k a year after paying for everything, daycare, commute, etc. In reality I think we are making mmore with me staying home, because we keep a lot more of the money my husband makes. Also I started a home based business, which has given us even more to write off. Anyway, I think it has evened out.
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