A good friend of mine just happened to need help with his property maintenance business. Talk about spontaneous timing. I started out part time but have since gone full time and everything is working great. I have enough flexibility to pick my youngest up from school and go to all soccer games and practices. I also still do the laundry, house cleaning, shopping and the never ending landscaping project on our home.
Old habits are hard to break.
Jesse Seagraves of Old Hickory, Tennessee stuck an ominous note for those thinking of returning to work after an extended stay at home. He offers the following advice. Once your kids are old enough to start school, even if only for half a day. Employers need to see that you have kept your skills current. The guilt is eating at me because I don't think this will be easy to confront.