Spending Money To Make Money
In a move that might seem like a step backwards, I am going to put Charlie in daycare again. But it’s only going to be for 3 days a week this time. I can’t work with him around (as has become obvious), and I’m falling behind in my work. That is not good!
So to make money, I’m going to spend money on daycare. The reason this is ok with me is that by putting him in daycare 3 days a week, I will be able to make enough that I can take the rest of the week off and spend with him. Right now I have NO free time and spend very little quality time just with him, because I spend all my time trying to work while he is constantly pestering me for attention, getting into trouble, spilling or breaking things, needing food, bathroom help, etc.
There is nothing wrong with him doing any of that. But it only allows me about 12 minutes per hour of real work. So I wind up entirely inefficient as a parent and bread-winner. I think the phrase is “spread too thin.”
So I’m going to get him signed up this week, hopefully, and soon be able to achieve some sort of normalcy. My house is almost completely put together from my move. Now I just need to get us settled into a routine so we can both thrive!
I think this is going to be the key to making my business endeavors work AND making Charlie and me a lot happier. Who knew that sending him away 3 days a week would result in our getting to spend more time together?
