Trying to get things going

I must admit that I have been lazier than I should be in regards to getting the ball rolling with my day home.  I've got the play room mostly set up, but still some clutter and some space management issues I need to sort out, So far I have only posted 2 kijiji ads looking for clients, and only one interview with a prospective parent, which I thought went well, but haven't heard back from yet, so maybe it didn't go as well as I thought.  I still have some loose ends to tie up with the agency before I can get approved; getting my police check, installing a few safety features in my home, and getting a first aid kit set up, to name a few. 

Just yesterday I was sitting down to think and I realized why that is.  I am not a morning person.  My husband works nights.  I put the kids to bed at 10:00, sometimes even later, then stay up for a couple of hours waiting for my husband to get home, we'll chat, play a game, watch a show together, and usually head to bed around 1:30.  I enjoy sleeping in until 10:00 in the morning, and I am NOT looking forward to waking up at 6:00 in the morning to get ready for someone to drop off their child first thing in the morning.  Then it hit me.  Why don't I cater to the people working nights shifts, and weekends, and shift work?  There's got to be plenty of parents who struggle with baby-sitters, and have their children in multiple care centers to accommodate their schedules, so why not cater to them.  I am happy to have children show up around lunch time and stay until well after supper, that suits me just fine. 

So I tweaked my kijiji ad, and am hoping to get some people who read it and say "Finally, someone who welcomes my alternative work schedule, and will be happy and alert to care for my children all evening."

My first blog post

After much deliberation, and the help of a great friend I decided to finally start blogging.  It took me some time before I decided on a good subject to blog about, after all, hasn't it all been done before, so what's the point?  Not quite, after seeing so many moms in my online moms group asking about , baby wearing, EC friendly, cloth diapering day cares, I realized, isn't that what I am doing?  Yes, I am in the process of opening up a day home for July 1, 2011.  This is something I have been dreaming about doing for years now, and it is finally coming to be a reality, and no better timing than right now.  I am excited to be able to offer many "attachment parenting" ideals in a day home.

Since this is my first post I will keep it short.  I plan to keep my blog updated with what is going on in the day home process, and the day to day happenings of life with 1 adult and 6 children.