My husband is
working from home with meetings on and off all day. I can hear the
stress in his voice as he talks on the phone. After working a little
this morning, I was out for a long lunch meeting with a reporter
talking to me about a story. The baby and I got to tour the local
newspaper headquarters with him – how cool! I’m about to head out
with the baby for a late afternoon meeting. We’re home for only an
hour and a half stop-over to get a few things done.
The baby is going
through a singing phase. She makes loud squeaks, shrieks, and
squeals, neither happy nor unhappy, just to test her voice. I don’t
want to discourage her from vocalizing, and she wouldn’t understand
my shushes anyway. Instead, I’m trying to distract her and move her
around the house away from my husband’s teleconferences. It’s all
I can do to keep her happy on her play mat or on my lap as I work on
my laptop.
The troublesome
noisy cat likes to pick fights with one of our other cats. The dog
doesn’t want to miss the action and races over to the cat fight,
prepared to bark. The baby is finally comfortable and quiet nursing,
but I have to get up to separate the cats before there’s even more
noise. In my head I’m hoping that my husband’s phone is on mute
during all this chaos.
Before I know it,
it’s time to leave for my next meeting. Sometimes working from home
isn’t as calm and distraction-free as I’d like. Thankfully,
there’s still a day left in the workweek. Friday, I’m in love!
Being a WAHM can be
a productivity sacrifice. I can be very productive work-wise on some
days and much less productive during others. Today was one of those
days. I keep my spirits up and resolve to accomplish more the next
day.
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