I did a bit of an exciting thing during the week. I quit my job.

Now, there were a few problems in the office that I wasn't happy with. Nothing to do with the work or the people who worked there, but more issues I had with my managers that have come to a head. Although I have decided not to divulge too much, the thing is that those issues led me to decide that working for an employer is too much trouble.

For one thing, employers have a different level of buy-in to a business than regular staff do. They expect blood, sweat and tears because they give blood sweat and tears. That's fine, but I have a young family to think of. Plus, my wife has a small business that's becoming more and more important to us. Why should I work to midnight for no extra money while all of this is going on at home?

And so, trembling with 50% excitement and 50% terror, I pushed the send button on the email that resigned me from my job. In a month's time, I'll be a full-fledged self-employed man. And as the reality of working with my wife on a home-based business gets nearer, Lisa and I are buzzing with excitement and making plans.

They're not all about business and covering the mortgage. As important as those things are, we're also planning to improve the quality of our home life - getting fitter, relaxing more, focussing on the children and eating better. I'm aiming to get back in the cooking game. OK, so far it's been Korma from a jar, but I hope to bring those skills up to speed and start planning regular, healthy meals cooked by my own fair hand.

This means exciting times for Familytastic too. We'll be blogging about our experiences transitioning to a work at home family, and how we're changing things at home. I hope that we'll be able to blog candidly about what we're doing to build up our business and family life, and I hope that you'll all be able to join us for the ride! Remember, Familytastic is a community site now, so we hope that you'll join us in blogging about your parenting journey too.