I am officially back...

I don't want to bring a downer to this blog, so I will just run through the highlights that has lead to me being a stay-at-home mum and wife again.  I'd had my business for just over a year and due to things beyond my control about a week ago I had to enter voluntary liquidation.  It's not over by any means, I've got insolvency practitioners working on my behalf to deal with my business creditors and I've got to attend a ritual head boiling (aka creditors meeting) in February.

Anyway, as a direct result of that I am now back to being at home full time with the kids, and I must admit I'm relieved.  More than a little bit relieved.  I was happier at home with my kids and my husband.  I've neglected everything since I started my business and my family has suffered.  So I'm back!  Doing what I love!

Since I closed down, my house is cleaner, my kids are happier and eating better again...  I'm not saying it's not been tough.  We are broke now as a result of my business, and food is scarce but family and friends have been rallying around and have been bringing us food parcels and toys to give the kids for Christmas.  Literally every penny we had went into the business in an effort to get it back on it's feet, but it was beyond saving evidently.

We found out today that the Christmas hamper we had ordered (and largely paid for) had been cancelled without our knowledge and it doesn't appear they're going to give us the money we paid back either at this stage, so this Christmas it's looking more and more like a non-traditional dinner but that's OK because (unlike last Christmas) we'll all be together and that's the main thing.