To think I am kidding myself about moving while working

Yes, testing from home. Husband works for NHS and me at school. We both test from home twice a week. Been doing close to 50 mile round trip for 11 years. Used to it, though gone part-time gradually. Have used the time for radio, CDs, story books, audio study. Aldk do extra driving to visit family who are all over the country. I do dream of a car-free life. One day.

Why isn't your husband taking on the responsibility of getting his children to school?

I agree with others who have said about getting your test on a day you would be in work anyway, or having one at home. If you are having to go in to your workplace to do this when you have moved, it will not only be an hour and a half of YOUR time (as it's your day off), but also the petrol costs of the journey there and back. I know you said you have managed to drop a day, but is there any chance you could combine your hours into two full days of work? Maybe on the days you work your husband could do the school drop off / pick up, and then you would only have two days of driving to do and would have more time at home.

If your husband is working from home can’t he do the school run and get any shopping that needs doing or is he one of those hubby’s who thinks it’s up to the wife to do it all !!

hi itsawelshthing,
i can see that you're truly overwhelmed and overburdened by your situation, and it's stopping you from seeing clearly. but for heaven's sake, why are you shouldering the WHOLE of childcare, as well as everything else? unless you're about to tell us that husband does ALL the housework, including shopping and cooking, then it's time to apply a well-placed doc martens! (a boot, if you're not familiar). when you've sorted that one out (and please don't let him say ur fault as ur choice!) you'll see that that covid test needs doing on a different day, or at home!
and then, although there will always be something that bears improvement, i'm sure you'll at least be able to approach with positivism.

Hi all want to thank everyone for your very kind messages I really appreciate it and sorry I'm so late in responding. I've managed to one day down per week as with my health problems and having to decorate the house I really have no energy to be dealing with any stress right now. Spoken to my husband and he has agreed to help me out as well which is great because he could see that I am virtually doing everything on my own and I only ask him to help once a week to do the school pick up. I am also testing at home and sending it off in priority postbox so that's a lot of weight off me.

I guess it's what you're use to. I moved house 15 times, sometimes overseas, each time having to find a new job, each time with small (at school) children (they had to move schools). One job I had required me to drive for an hour and a half across a desert with only the camels and the nomadic tribes as landscape! I don't think I've ever lived near my job (except before I was married). Up until COVID (I'm now working via Zoom at home - bliss!) I have never had a job less than an hour commute. I have always had the attitude that if you stay in the same spot for too long then there is a chance that you will become a mannequin.

Thank you all. There's me panicking again over nothing. Driving to work is going absolutely fine and testing I now do it just down the road from me instead of going into work on my day off. In fact my results are coming back quicker (same day), so I think my employer is rather impressed about that. Hope everyone else is well.