Broke in January again!

I can't believe that every January I end up in the same miserable place. No money!! You'd think that after 41 years of rehearsal I would have wised up to the yearly misery of spending too much and then regretting it for the next six months.

And is it me or is trying to make some cash when you have kids like trying to sail a boat (can't spell yaht) with a 2ft hole in the bottom?. These things are not clear when you choose to have children. So here I am starting a blog in hope that I can share the trials and tribulations of parenthood, perhaps even make a little extra cash to help us survive the next few months and even maybe gain the support to refrain from ending up skint again next year because I can't bear my darlings to go without.

The start of the year is always, theoretically, a time of hope and new beginnings. But when you're a parent it does seem as though the new years res is more like ' try to get chores done by 10am so I can relax with a coffee' I don't think pre-children NYR's were ever like this. Can it be that life is passing me by when it should be at it's height especially as I have two eager apprentices who would love to explore and delight in what the world has to offer. Why is it so difficult to live it up when you have kids? If anyone has great ideas for making parenthood fun when skint I would be very grateful......

Yours very strapped for cash this month...

Julie J