I am writing this as my baby takes his afternoon nap and my big kids youtube Justin Bieber (or it could be One Direction...I don't care really) and instead of folding laundry or supervising tween screen time (and don't think I don't feel guilty about neglecting either of those two jobs)...I am working. Life of the modern working mother...she's sneaks work time during nap time. Same at your house?
I always thought I could balance life/work, and then I realized Supermom Is Dead: I Killed Her. And something has to give. Today it's laundry. And screen supervision (don't worry—I put a ton of parental controls on the computer—plus having a younger sibling is a pretty good parental control system..."Mom...she's watching LMFAO and she's not allowed!"...tattle tales can be a good thing some days).
How do you work with kids in the house?!
(it's an open question people...I'd love to hear how it works/doesn't work for you).
I don't always steal work time. One day I had my kids can make homemade ice cream while I worked. They made the 52 Reasons I Love You Jar while I wrote too. But I'm talking about my big kids doing this. When the baby is awake...well...no work other than parenting.
See, I tried working the other day...to look up and see that the baby had opened the oven door and was climbing in (true story) (and he was ok—the oven wasn't on). After I rushed over to yank him from the oven's cold dark mouth, I turned off my work. There is no balance when a baby is involved. Baby takes priority.
So I suggest you check back to my Summer Fun Project of last year...where I created a fun activity each week for my kids (when I was truly on mat leave and didn't feel the stress to work thus I played).
'Cause this week's activity is keeping young children off inappropriate websites and out of ovens. Apparently I'm failing thus far.
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