MAKE A PLAN!

From personal experience, this Redundant Mammy spoke a lot about making a plan but left it much later than she should have. There are many projects we would all like to have done, but life took us in  different directions BUT it is never too late. If you don't already work outside the home but know that you are going to have a lot more time on your hands when you become a "Redundant Mammy" start your research now. Dream the dream and plan ahead. Up skill so that you can be ready to apply for that job you know you would be really good at. Research the college degree you never got around to study for, or let the female entrepreneur in you take over and look what business or service is missing in your area. If you are currently working outside the home you too should plan ahead for the extra time on your hands, up skill, extra study or maybe even a new hobby. Believe me there is a void where all the time was spent doing Mammy things but the good news now is that is your time! So , plan ahead and let us know how you get on.

I AM A BLOGGER!

Unfortunately just an image,I can but dream! A virtual celebration that many hours later I have mastered the art of blogging, maybe there are benefits to being a Redundant Mammy after all!

REDUNDANT MAMMY, WHO AM I?

OK, first posting on a blog so might not be a great read, but here goes!!! Are you a Redundant Mammy? One day you are changing nappies, packing them off to school with their ham sandwiches, encouraging them to study hard for those really big end of the world exams, then off to college they go. All in the blink on an eye.
Then of course it's just the beginning of them leaving the nest, college followed by independence, followed by occasional visits home and yes there you are a Redundant Mammy!
Every now and again there comes a call, an emergency that only mammy can fix, like does the chicken really have to be fully defrosted before I cook it or  I just turned the washing machine on with red socks in with my white shirt, what do I do now?
So this blog is about what does mammy do now? She's still young, ok, well young at heart but all her years of training have been about making choices to suit her family. If employed outside the home, its nearly always mammy that had to rush home if the school rings to say her little darling isn't feeling well, but now...the school isn't ringing, there's no one to pick up , no dropping off at football/drama/dancing, no one emptying the fridge and  the issue of "Do I really need to make dinner for just me?" (or two as the case may be!)
All of this paints a pretty gloomy picture of the Redundant Mammy, BUT out there is a new and exciting life, with endless challenges and opportunities. Let us know, are you that survivor, did you turn your world around, do you wear your new title with pride?