What is work?

I’m pondering this question having spent the past hour doing last-minute planning for my son’s summer holiday childcare.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve joked with my fellow Reception parents – most of us new to this role – that I feel I’ve taken on a new job as Celebrity PA, negotiating the social calendar of my temperamental little VIP, liaising with his “people” and venues to ensure a full diary.

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Dear working Mums and Dads...

Here’s to all the parents who’ve been juggling like mad the past two weeks of Easter holiday! I see you…

… Spending the past month coordinating complex childcare arrangements on a colour-coded Excel spreadsheet…
… Project planning a full timetable of activities, entertainment and travel arrangements…
… Multitasking between Zoom meetings, sofa deep-dives for tiny lost Lego parts and fish finger prep…

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