productivity
August 19th, 2008I have to admit - I’m loving having a part time job! Its just perfect - I’ll only be working when the kids would be in school anyway so I won’t be missing any time with them, plus I get a few hours a week of adult interaction and I get to help parents and teachers through my work. I really like having an office again, too, and I found today that I am just as crazy-productive as I ever was before having kids. At home (and when out with the kids) I’m always pulled in at least two directions and seem to never have my mind fully on any one task and I feel like I don’t ever get anything done to the best of my ability. But in my office at the school campus I was as “on” as I always was when I used to work full time. When I worked at a children’s museum I always had a million balls in the air and juggled them all very well, it was nice to realize I am still as capable as I was then. I think this is going to be just the perfect setup for me this year. I’ll drop the kids off at school, go to work, have a healthy packed lunch, then go to the gym for at least a couple hours, and then pick the kids up from school. I am really, really looking forward to this year - I think it’ll be the perfect balance for me between being a stay-at-home mom and working. As tough as the last few years have been in some way, I’m so glad I waited until my kids were both in school to start working again - and even now I have no plans on going back to work full time for at least another 3 or 4 years. I figure I have the rest of my life to work 40 hours a week, there’s only a few years when my kids will be little…













