We'd love to hear how you make your life work.
It should only take you five minutes to fill it in - and everyone who does will be entered into a really rather nice prize draw.
You can find the link to the survey on the Home page (where there's loads more info about Home Front).
Or you can just click here
Haven't we already done this one? The first 14 or so questions look exactly like the other Home Front one I did a couple of days ago.
now done 
I never win anything though!!! 
no-not filling in anything that wants to know my income. why would you need that info?
you can know how we bablance life without knowing personal stuff like that.
wheresthehamster
Wed 16-Jul-08 17:09:41
Crikey!
Didn't realise how lazy I was and how much DP does until I answered those questions.
MUST try and be nicer to him
You don't want my opinion because I'm a single parent
sob
well,after answering that I now know that life is a bed of roses 
bythepowerofgreyskull
Wed 16-Jul-08 17:47:44
Do I have to post on here to say I have done it?
well I have
notwavingjustironing - this survey has been 'live' for a few days so yes it is.
themildmanneredjanitor - feel free to leave any questions you'd rather not answer blank!
spicemonster - there are (and are going to be) many discussion threads you can join in with instead!
Ann
Thanks. Thought I was going mad!
vonsudenfed
Wed 16-Jul-08 19:28:36
Well, I've done it, but I don't think it gives a particularly good idea of how we live, as the one thing that it misses out (in the later questions at least) is paid work at home. DH and I are both freelancers, both at home. I'm not doing that much work at the moment, but his being around makes a huge difference to how easy my life is.
Gobbledigook
Wed 16-Jul-08 21:00:17
It doesn't list my ideal employment which is self employment/working from home.
Beetroot
Wed 16-Jul-08 21:10:01
done but had tomake some of it up as it does not offer anything for own business
Califrau
Wed 16-Jul-08 21:19:21
I was going to fill it in but fell at the 1st hurdle. Obviously this is one of those MN surveys - the ones for exclusive UK membership [picks up foreign bat and ball and goes home]
ZACHS
Wed 16-Jul-08 21:23:05
yeah i found it too long too - especially as it indicated that it was just a few minutes in the e-mail i received it in.
how about questions on how hard is it to get your bosses to arrange flexi working or job share or part-time, or how hard it is to find childcare? or how expensive it is?
if i don't work i can't afford to pay the bills - if i work it pushes mine and oh's income over the threshold and we don't get any help. i earn £7. an hour and i earn £6. if i didn't work the majority of time opposite my oh it would not be feasable at all.
i just found most of the survey out of touch with many of the real issues. it doesn't matter how much you earn if your cost of living is high - mortgage etc then dropping down to smp (or nothing once your smp is over) is hard because its these people that have worked and earn money that don't get the help. I am not saying that other people shouldn't get the help that they do but that all people should get more help to have time with their babies/children and not be made to feel like they have to go back to work.
SoupKitchen
Wed 16-Jul-08 22:49:35
Had to laugh at DC never wake in the night
