Many women are taking the opportunity to start their own businesses when they find themselves at home with the kids. It’s probably a reaction to the inflexibility of traditional workplaces that women are attempting to create their own jobs with the inbuilt flexibility they need.

Thanks Allison, particularly for all the wonderful information about writing you share on your blog and the Pink Fibro Club Facebook page – I am very much looking forward to the chat with a literary agent tomorrow night!

I think they still need you so much as teenagers – it can be a bit frustrating! Good luck with following your dream too.

Thanks Jodi, yes choice is very important.

Good luck with your Etsy store. Being home does help you unearth your entrepreneurial spirit.

Yes, I was quite frankly shocked to discover myself in the traditional gender role – it was totally not expected! Keep your fingers crossed that I can get to the end of this journey with a book written and my insanity intact. No ditch that, willing to lose my sanity if I can just get a book finished!

I’m so excited about the current journey you’re on, terrifying though it may be. I’m working at getting braver. I just found an article about a guy who’s really opting out, as in leaving the news and social media for a year…now there’s a whole different take!