Who in this Forum is in a "Closing Countdown"?

[fr1endly2]

i am tossing the idea around after 18 years of family daycare.

FIRST off the kids today seem to all be in need of preschool services...
and the district offers pre k so i am mostly doing the hard age lately
the infants and toddlers. enrollment has been down and i just feel its my health why...

THING is i am probably going on disability for health problems that affect
me doing my job to the best as i always took pride in.

I love my work, love the fact it has allowed me to be stay at home. I am terrifed applying for disability in case i dont get approved......

but my health isnt good i suffer with Chronic LYME disease.

[lindysmiles]

15 MORE WORK DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[lolaland]

15 MORE WORK DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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woooo hooooo!! happyface

[bunnyslippers]

I have 27 more working days. 4 more Mondays! Can't WAIT!!!!!

[Springdaze]

I have decided to get my eligibility to begin looking for a job teaching k-5. I have been teaching preschool for 18 years, 9 in my home. my kids are in school and I am ready to do something a little different. I am really ready to know I am going to get paid and not work 7-6!

[lindysmiles]

I have 27 more working days. 4 more Mondays! Can't WAIT!!!!!

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Lolaland, how is life post daycare treating you? Whatcha been up to?

[MNMommy2]

Woo-hoo, ladies! Congrats!

78 workdays until I give my notice (God willing). happyface

[blessed mom]

Congratulations to those of you who have been able to close. I often wish I could close, it's just the money is too good and so we are stuck. Hubby wishes I could close, but he is very supportive and also loves the dc kids. My kids are continually put aside for dc kids. Don't watch this or that or play this computer game because it's inappropriate for the little ones. I can't help you with your project now...I can't help you with your homework...changing a diaper can you wait? Mine are 11 & 12 years old. I always have to send them in the other room. They are not quite old enough to be home alone...so I suppose it's better then paying to send them somewhere. I don't know. I love my cd kids and I have AMAZING parents..I love my job...and I do teach preschool and get them fully ready for kindergarten...but my brain is turning to mush. I can do this job in my sleep mentally. There is no challenge. There are bills to pay though and so we are literally stuck. Hubby is going back to school now in hopes of getting a better paying job so I can either stay home or work a different job. I hope that happens...but he's got another two and a half years to his BA.

[lolaland]

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Lolaland, how is life post daycare treating you? Whatcha been up to?

Hi Ladies :hug:

Life is GOOD!!

Sold all the daycare stuff and tomorrow I'll be done with the renovation of the apartment (where I had the daycare running) and will start advertising it for rent.

I've been also slowly taking care of all the other personal/household/financial/family ISSUES neglected for the past 5 years due to the daycare long hours and after hours “homework”.

BUT the biggest difference has been me emotionally... BEING AVAILABLE!!!

Before I struggled with time management and keeping the chaos under-control and therefor I was a “NO” to everything:

No time...
Not possible!
Not available!
Too tired...!
Sorry...

Now I'm a “YES” to everything:

Yes we can!
Let's meet!
At what time?
Whenever you want!...
Ok...Great!!!



I will never again get stuck in something that takes so much of my time and limits so much my ability to move around and attend my other life's demands!! Lesson learned!! Now I have an open smile in my face...and I will take good care of it!!

[lolaland]

I have 27 more working days. 4 more Mondays! Can't WAIT!!!!!

Yaaaayyyy! happyface Less than a month!!

[lolaland]

Woo-hoo, ladies! Congrats!

78 workdays until I give my notice (God willing). happyface

Good luck on your countdown! (God loves happy people... )

[lolaland]

I have decided to get my eligibility to begin looking for a job teaching k-5. I have been teaching preschool for 18 years, 9 in my home. my kids are in school and I am ready to do something a little different. I am really ready to know I am going to get paid and not work 7-6!

Good luck!

[lolaland]

Congratulations to those of you who have been able to close. I often wish I could close, it's just the money is too good and so we are stuck. Hubby wishes I could close, but he is very supportive and also loves the dc kids. My kids are continually put aside for dc kids. Don't watch this or that or play this computer game because it's inappropriate for the little ones. I can't help you with your project now...I can't help you with your homework...changing a diaper can you wait? Mine are 11 & 12 years old. I always have to send them in the other room. They are not quite old enough to be home alone...so I suppose it's better then paying to send them somewhere. I don't know. I love my cd kids and I have AMAZING parents..I love my job...and I do teach preschool and get them fully ready for kindergarten...but my brain is turning to mush. I can do this job in my sleep mentally. There is no challenge. There are bills to pay though and so we are literally stuck. Hubby is going back to school now in hopes of getting a better paying job so I can either stay home or work a different job. I hope that happens...but he's got another two and a half years to his BA.

With your husband going back to school it is hard to not feel stuck... but keep your eyes and ears and heart open and you might find another answer...

Good luck!

"life is what happens to you when we're busy making other plans" - John Lennon

[Unregistered]

I have been closed for quite a while now. At first, it was tough. I had NO job! We needed money. Then all of the sudden, I got offered a job. I work FOUR 10 hour days and I get off no later than 6pm every night. I can tuck my kids into bed without "waiting" on anyone. They are not with me 24/7 and are socializing with other kids at school and then at their after school program just 2 days per week (husband is off on opposite days so it makes it SO MUCH EASIER). I am trying to ENJOY my own kids more. I HATED that after watching kids for 12 hours a day that my own kids needed time I was too tired to devote to them. Now, I don't mind doing activities with them after work or on my days off...also, When I go out now, I can go out and stay out as long as I want with my own children without having to worry about various drop off or pick up times. I can be there for things on my days off for my kids. I do miss out on a few things when I actually go into work, so that's a disadvantage, but it's teaching my kids we can't all just have what we want when we want so it's also a plus.

I am talking to adults. I put up with so much bs in my daycare and did so much for the kids whose parents were ungrateful and did not want to pay or do the right things, that I had to go. Even now, at my job where I put up with the public and have to deal with a fair amount of BS, at least I know I WILL get paid, I WILL get time off, I WILL not have to put up with the same person again for very long, and I WILL go home on time most of the time....It's so much better!

So this is after awhile, and hope it gives you just a little peek into how it can be after the initial "freedom!"

[lindysmiles]

YAY!! Thank you for the inspiring news that life has been good to you both post daycare! I am emotional about it right now - excited and then sad all at the same time. And nervous for my new position, but super excited. lovethis Hugs to you all!!