My husband has got a new job in a different area. He has been on short term contracts for 2 years, currently works three days a week and before that he retrained as a teacher and ran his own business. Neither of which made money and I supported him through my full time, fairly well paid job. I am stopping work in a couple of months at the end of June as my contract is coming to an end. He finished his contract at the end June and starts new permanent full time job in September. I suppose I will need to get work at some point as living on one teacher’s salary would be difficult. But my question is should I stay at home for a few months to get settled in the new area, see that the girls are ok at school, organise the new house etc, meet new friends maybe? Or should I look for a job immediately and take anything that I can get since it may take a while to get a professional job? Is this question “which is more important money or time?”. Or is it more that is it my turn to not have the pressure of being an employee and going to work every day? Am I justified in thinking like this or should i just get off my backside and find a job?

Topics: children, work, Relocating, employment, laziness, work ethic, work life balance