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.
Does anyone really get any “work” done, working at home? June 11, 2008
Yay, I’m a Blogger! June 10, 2008
If you have stumbled upon this blog site by chance, I should start by saying I have never written a blog before. I have never written much of anything, aside from speeches for Girl Scout ceremonies and emails, millions of emails! So why start now, you ask? I am pretty much convinced that I am the only person left on the face of the earth that does not have a blog. Ok, so that’s an exaggeration, but whenever I post on community parenting forums and such, all of the other moms always have a blog listed in their profile. So, why not? I’ll give it a whirl, one more thing to do in my already busy day that may, or may not, make the cut. Heck, it’s hard to get even a little work done, let alone something requiring focus and thought like a blog. I’d much rather go to Disneyland than sit at my computer, but one can’t live all day at Disneyland. As with everything I do, I have big plans. The plans of an overachieving Super-Mom that has yet to learn the art of saying No when someone asks for help. I put a lot of thought into exactly what on earth I would write about in this blog. What do I have to share that anyone would care about? And then it occured to me. I own everything. Every stroller, car seat, bouncy thing, diaper pail and baby carrier known to mom. Well, not quite, but I own more than most people ever buy in a lifetime. I have a shopping habit. My friends all know that when they are in the market for anything related to an under 4 year old, I have probably tried it and can vouch for one brand or another. They also know that when they are bored and want to get out of the house, I am the one with the perpetual events calendar and GPS map in my head and can spout off local events and fun attractions like I was reading it from a book. So, this is what I will write about, I will write about what I know! Isn’t that where all good writers start, afterall?
