This is what my typical mornings look like.
My alarm is set to go off at 5:45, but most mornings I'm up way before then thanks to this neurotic, OCD feline who likes to sit in front of my door and yowl at random times throughout the night.
He's so loud, I'm seriously surprised I don't see zombies from the nearest cemetery walking around outside our condo complex or that our neighbors haven't fired their shotgun through the wall in the middle of the night.
Any who, my work starts at 6am. I'm one of those lucky moms who gets to work from home and while that sounds like heaven, it can also be hell. Don't get me wrong, if given the chance to work in the office or at home, I'd chose home every time. The hell I'm talking about is when my dear daughter decides she needs to wake up when mommy does. That means two hours of working with at very busy toddler in the house before I drop her off at Montessori daycare.
When she does sleep in, I get so much shit done. Some days I'm blown away how I can be so productive in one hour. When she finally wakes up, we go potty first and then I set her up with some breakfast (usually cold cereal, fruit, and yogurt or an omelet) and Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. While she eats and watches her show, I get some more work done and then I take a morning break so I can drop her off at school.
The rest of the day I try to make up for the time I spent getting her ready for school. Around 3:30 I clock out, log off my remote desktop, and go pick her up.
After some errands, we come home and it's time for dinner. She watches another episode or two of Daniel Tiger. (If you hear me breaking into random jingles like "If you're feeling mad, that you want to roar, take a deep breath and count to four. One. Two. Three. Four," you'll know where this madness is coming from.)
We enjoy eating supper together, then it's bath time, story time, and off to bed. After she's asleep, I come out and write for an hour or so before I go join her in the land of nod around 9. Some night's I'm so bloody tired, I pass out before she does.
And that's how my days usually go, except for the days I need to go into the office. Then daddy has to drag his ass out of bed and take care of munchkin. (He works late nights so that's why he's usually not available in the morning unless I absolutely cannot handle the demanding little girl).
Somewhere in there, I manage to shower, brush my teeth, and exercise. Some days none of them happen.
Now, it's your turn. I want to hear how you working mamas get through your day. And go.
PS And papas too. :)
Ok I'm not a working mom but a work from home dad. And I about laughed to death when I saw that picture of your desk because that's what mine looks like. Your morning and mine are nearly identical. I completely get the part where you get so much done IF she sleeps in.. Trying to do a job where you need to make business professional phone calls with a toddler on your lap is out of the question so I learned very early on. Working from home with a new born through 20 month old has been one of the hardest things I've ever done. Lots of benefits too. Seeing her all the time, at this age progress happens fast. Things have become too busy so it's off to Grandma's three days a week. I get to keep my hair now until mother nature takes it.
ReplyDeleteYes, I suppose I should have included working dad's too, because I know several in my own circle of friends. Thank you for sharing!!! Kudos to you, papa.
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