Planning to condense my full hours into three long days a week and alternate them so one week the start of the week and the next week the latter end so I get every other weekend off.
Yes il work three late nights but dh works permanent nights so Hel be here when dc are home from school them days and then the other four days I'm home.
Mine are early teens and later teens now but condensing to three days means I actually get time to start doing things for myself on my days off as well as actually seeing my dh instead of ships passing In the night.
We literally run around and work and pass each other all week. I always work a Saturday so the only day we are off together is a Sunday and so we end up doing loads of things like tip runs,decorating,garden stuff,food shop all on that day and it's hell.
I absolutely hate it.
It's a constant whirlwind of organising pick ups drop offs and life.
Lockdown has taught me I need better life balance in our home and time to just sit and chat and be around each other.
There's no way I'm worki g and loving like this right upto retirement.
Op I spent my kids younger years working flat out not for the money but for the career and it dawned on me recently I'm no better off in many ways than I would have been had I taken it easier.
I definitely would have got more time with my dc.
They grow up so quickly
And those saying about pensions etc etc
Too much is out onto that when not enough is thoight about the present we live in