Tuesday, June 29, 2010

New CV

I'm about to update my CV, to add to the list which so far includes physiotherapist , small business owner, accounts manager.
However I kn0w my biggest, and best job is this one : mother.
A simple and understated title for a job which should include- among many other things- in it's description - psychologist, healer (plaster plus kiss), caterer, wet nurse (to my own), 24 hr oncall carer, gardener, personal shopper, party planner, reader, source of all knowledge on eating habits of random animals and lizards, human resource manager, bum wiper, snot wiper, dribble wiper, cleaner, entertainer, laundress, sock and bean counter, interior decorater, personal stylist (not my finest moments), holiday coordinator, hostage release negotiater, peacekeeper, train track construction expert....
and today as i drove through the same set of road works for the 4th time, I decided I can officially add - taxi driver. Only 10 years until they can start driving themselves, at which point I can add in driving instructor.
(Renumeration for this job comes in the most delightful currencies - a clasp of a babys hand around my neck, a cheeky grin of a 3 year old sage who knows he's pushing the boundaries, the fierce fleeting cuddle from nearly-school boy who you have left on his own for 20 minutes in his new school classroom.)

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