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ahhhh, I'm a Dr. Laura Listener and I know what she would say about you letting your boss down... something like-but you've been letting your family down by not being home and instead spending your energy working... I think Dr. Laura tends to be blatent and a little too negative but I agree that your family's needs should take precedent over your bosse's needs. Your obligation always lies with your children never your boss.
I am all for staying at home, even if you have to make a million sacrifices--my mom was a single mom, she raised 5 girls and she had to work full time plus over time--I am the youngest and I REALLY did not get to spend that much time with her at all--and believe me she tried so hard! I can't imagine how much more I could have learned if she had been able to stay home and not be so totally exhausted when she was home. My sisters are all older by 13-9 years than I am, and when they were younger, my mom was able to stay at home with them--and man do I envy all the stories they have and all the christmas ornaments they made with our mom and all the picnics and games and household projects they remember... I didn't get that and I feel jealous still... Please stay home with your kids if its even slightly possible...Any memory you have from work cannot possibly compare to a memory made with your family.
On a different note, the netflix game console only allows you to see certain movies, generally the 2ond tier movies--AND-- a whole bunch of very dirty, gross, creepy and questionable content movies!!! My husband and I only watch movies together because sometimes the descriptions are insufficient and the movie turns out to be more like rated x than rated r--we generally turn it off when it gets that bad... I don't want this available when i have children...especially if they use the game console!
Additionally- I suscrible to living on a dime newsletter...
livingonadime.com, its like a little support system and has FANTASTIC tips about how to save and reuse everything, I consider it a companion to BYC... I also clip coupons and watch out for sales---I amd VERY familiar with all my local grocery store's prices on the basics... I can tell you from memory how much milk, eggs, butter, ground beef, and all the staple vegitables cost at the regular prices at each store...
One more thing to add...about doing all the shopping in one day: I sometimes draw up a little diagram (so I don't miss any stops) and I make my stops in a clockwise circle so everything can be a right turn if possible -this saves time and gas. I'm a big list and map maker...maybe its a sickness, but I do it a lot.
