I have been working at home for about 4 years now, through 2 pregnancies, 8 months of bed rest, my first daughter’s heart surgeries, a husband in the Marines, and everything else life has tossed at me. When I look back over the past 4 years something occurs to me, I really don’t get any work done at home! When I really need to meet a deadline, or listen in on a conference call, I head over to the Starbucks on the corner with my trusty laptop for a little peace and quiet. My job has been so flexible that this has not been an issue, and I have always gotten something done at some point, but I just wonder how other moms do it. Moms who have to get real work done on a daily basis, amidst the crying, napping, bottles, fish crackers, playdough, and play dates. I love the company I work for and what I do, it affords me an incredible amount of freedom and flexibility, and I am able to do 90% of everything via email and phone calls. I am currently the Orange County city manager for MommyMixer, a company that connects babysitters with moms at fun little networking mixers. I have so much fun at my events, meeting new moms and watching the great connections they make with the girls they meet! It is a great 2 hour break from being Mom and gives me a sense of self, of accomplishment and tiny glimpse of freedom. Just enough that by the end of the event I am ready to get back home to my kids and just be mom again.
