no longer an SAHM
Posted on Jan 02, 2010 under family, me | 52 CommentsIn 2 days’ time, I will no longer be a Stay-at-home mommy. After being in this job for 5 years, I will be back to working again. My dad will be semi-retiring and he has asked me to work in his company. As for Ashley, she will be going to a new kindergarten this year and her kindy is about 15 mins away from the office. We will send her to school in the morning, on the way to work and then pick her up when school dismiss. She will be going to the office too. This means Ashley will be spending time in the office every day. I have bought her a bed so that she can take her nap there. Things would be pretty hectic during the first week and I hope everything will settle down fast. I like routines and I need routines 
I will continue to blog but won’t be able to update my blog every day. Please bear with me if I don’t visit your blog every day. I will definitely find time to blog-hop Wish us luck on the new changes 
January 2nd, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Good luck Barb!!! It feels good to work after being an SAHM for 5 years huh?I’ve only been in this job for about a year… and I am so looking forward to going back to my working life…
January 2nd, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Good luck on the new changes for Ashley and yourself..Don’t worry too much, as it goes it will be fine after few days…but I know the working mum life is more hectic, as when you leave the working place, the house is waiting for you…Do take care ya..
January 2nd, 2010 at 1:50 pm
2010 will certainly be different for you. Great to hear you’re returning to work. I am sure you’ll enjoy the different aspect. Take care and take things easy. Good luck! More pocket money for shopping and bagels
January 2nd, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Welcome back to the corporate world. Wish you & Ashley the best of everything in year 2010.
January 2nd, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Good luck Barb! It will be an adjustment for the first few weeks, but once you get into a routine, things will be smooth sailing. Remember, “don’t sweat the small stuff!”.. Have a wonderful 2010!
January 2nd, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Good luck .. Barb..!! you can do it..!! positive thinking eh..! and get that man of yours to help eh..! donch so sayang the man lah. Sometimes.. we woman hor.. gotta act like damsel in distress..hhahaha!!
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:09 pm
good luck Barb!! I sure know you can do it!!
and hope Ashley will enjoy her ‘working’ life too.. did you get her a laptop so she can also ‘rare fish’? muahaha..
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:41 pm
Good luck Barb! Yes, you can do it!! Maybe for the first week will be a bit kalam kabut, i’m sure you can handle it well.
All the best and welcome to the corporate world.
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:45 pm
Wow..back to work. I so envy. Good luck!
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:53 pm
No worry Barbara you will get used to it soon! Take care
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:41 pm
all the best!
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:49 pm
How exciting! Hope you have fun with your new routine. All the best
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:54 pm
you will do great! all the best yeah!
January 2nd, 2010 at 11:58 pm
That’s a pretty big change, for both yourself and Ashley.
All the best!!! and Happy 2010
January 3rd, 2010 at 12:09 am
I hope you will be able to adjust back to working life.. n start coping with traffic everyday too…;p
Happy New Year 2010 and Best Wishes to you.
January 3rd, 2010 at 12:28 am
That’s a good change for the New Year. I wish you best of luck in your new role.
January 3rd, 2010 at 12:36 am
Sounds exciting
. I’m sure you and Ashley will be coping well after some time of adjusting. All the best 
January 3rd, 2010 at 8:37 am
Good luck Barb and congrats on the new job
. You’re very brave to go back to the corporate world after being in the domestic side for 5 years. Me? I dont think I’ll ever do that, already cemented and too comfortable with this job.
Anyway it’s always nice to have extra income for your shopping especially when you go strolling down the aisles
January 3rd, 2010 at 8:49 am
congratss barbbbb! =) excited for you!
January 3rd, 2010 at 10:21 am
wah…hv fun see-tau-por!!!!
Congrats again.. and dun stress stress k!
January 3rd, 2010 at 11:42 am
dear, no worry, you will adjust well for sure
January 3rd, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Good luck Barb.. I’ll be back working tomorrow too. Dont know how it will change my life too
January 3rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm
something good to look forward to, Barbara. After all Ashley is bigger now and she will enjoy life in school. U can do it!
happy new year to you!
January 3rd, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Thank you very much for your messages. I am so touched *sobs* Will try not to stress and stay positive
January 3rd, 2010 at 5:30 pm
I wish you and Ashley all the very, very, very best of luck. Hopefully you and Ashley will settle into the routine within the first week. I hope Alycia and I will settle into our new routine too.
January 3rd, 2010 at 6:28 pm
How exciting Barb! I am sure things will turn out fine, good luck and all the best my friend. I wish to do that few years later too
January 3rd, 2010 at 9:33 pm
That’s great. New year, new job, new life, new routine… I’m sure Ashley and you will have no problems adapting. All the best ya!
January 3rd, 2010 at 10:32 pm
have fun working again!!! hope to hear about your life as a working mum soon
January 3rd, 2010 at 11:50 pm
good luck!! you and Ashley’ll be fine
January 4th, 2010 at 12:03 am
wow..all the best to you
January 4th, 2010 at 5:36 am
A great change. Happy for you. I wish I can go back to the corporate world too. Feel so out of touch and so outdated.
All the best.
January 4th, 2010 at 8:24 am
thanks for being the first to post on my blog barbbbb! =)
January 4th, 2010 at 10:06 am
happy new year bard & what a good resolution this serves, LOL!! i think it would be a great way to occupy yrself as well as to contribute yr skills esp now that Ash is prepare to step into school. good luck to you ya….
never mind that u don’t blog everyday now that u started work coz u’ll be just like us, haha
January 4th, 2010 at 10:09 am
What a big change for you and Ashley in year 2010, but I am pretty sure you will soon make your own routine out of the hectic working life. Good luck and hope you enjoy the working life as much as SAHM.
January 4th, 2010 at 10:41 am
All the best, BArbara. Am sure you will get used to this new routine soon. We mums, are the toughest!! Hope Ashley enjoys her new school too. Rowena started kindy today too. Our girls have grown.
January 4th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
wow, indeed a big change for you and ashley, but somehow you’ll managed
mothers are the greatest :p
January 4th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
All the best in whatever you do ….. it is a big change but I am sure you will get use to the routine very soon and that goes the same for Ashley too
January 4th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
Welcome back into the work force! Good luck in adjusting to the new routine, a little unerving initially but as with routines, it all falls into place fairly quickly.
January 4th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
No worries. I’m sure Ahsley and you will sure enjoy the new life, new routine…
happy new year!!!
January 4th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Good luck to you. Since you’re a boss’s daughter, work not so stress.
I wonder when is my turn back to work force…
January 4th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
All the best to you! dun stress yourself out, ok? take care
January 4th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
It’s good to be able to juggle life between career and family. Keep you insane at times. Good luck and keep us posted of your new development.
January 5th, 2010 at 9:08 am
All the best!!! don’t worry, both of you will enjoy it! here’s to a GREAT year, and many more to come!
January 5th, 2010 at 9:09 am
Wow.. that’s a great change in 2010. All the best!
January 5th, 2010 at 11:37 am
Happy New Year! It is good to be back to work again! Best Wishes!
January 5th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Oh…I am soooo late!!! I hope you have settled in a routine now. So, is it good to go back to work?
January 5th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Wow, good luck to u. Hope ash will get used to her new routine
January 5th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
All the best Barbara,dont worry i will come back once you got an update,,,, i guess your dad knows that you are capable in running his company, that’s wonderful. and God bless
January 5th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
All the best Barb! Hope you guys will have no problems fitting in into the new routine!
January 6th, 2010 at 10:29 am
That’s a good news! All the best to u and Ash too. She will sure love going to the school.
January 6th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Sounds like a very good plan…
no worries..I know you n Ashley will soon get the routine…
January 11th, 2010 at 11:54 am
Good luck!