Paperboy, bakery worker, bus conductor, disc jockey, psychiatric nurse, games designer, entertainment manager, insulation installer, bookkeeper, project administrator, crystal-ball salesman, retail manager, internal auditor, financial controller, finance manager, entrepreneur, commercial manager, finance director, bank manager, management consultant, chief executive.Spending most of each day at home, mired in the isolation of domestic chores, I occasionally feel the need to remind myself that I was once valued for more than my uncanny ability with a feather duster.
Three years ago, I gave up work to look after the boys. We’d gotten fed up of a succession of unsuitable au-pairs (read “Jekyll and Hyde”) and decided one of us would have to stay home full-time. Mac was earning more than me, so she’s still putting in the hours.
I sometimes joke that I’ve retired, but some days I can’t imagine ever going back to work.
