Caitríona Redmond: Homemaking can be thankless — here's how I celebrate little wins

Now that my husband is the stay-at-home parent, he has a newfound appreciation of everything I had taken responsibility for until he took over

Caitriona Redmond: They don’t all see the work that goes into running the home in the background. Picture: Emily Quinn

I have been harping on about it for weeks, if not months, but I am finally done with back to school, September 2024. Yes, I realise it won’t happen here for just under two weeks but it’s a huge weight off my shoulders.

The free schoolbooks scheme saved me a nice little chunk this year, but that was countered by Transition Year fees and a deposit for a school trip. Still I have to celebrate the small wins because if I don’t give myself a pat on the back, nobody will.