I returned to work.
I worked a portion of Thursday and all day Friday. I have to brag on myself...I did really well. I didn't even shed a tear. Granted, my MIL stayed with Bishop on Thursday and Kevin stayed home Friday so he has not gone to "school" yet. But, still...I did it!
My company has entered the 21st century and has begun to offer "Flexible Work Options" as they call them. You can job share, work reduced hours, work from home one day per week (not an option for my job), work various shifts or ...work a compressed work week!
Woo Hoo! That was my first reaction. Bring it on. I would gladly work 10 hour days to enjoy a 4 day work week. I imagined my day off...likely Wednesdays...as mommy time with Bishop...days in the park, lunches with girlfriends, uncrowded stores. What a dream!
....reality check...
In order to accomplish this blessed 4 day work week, I would have to...
1. be in the "school" parking lot when they opened the door at 6:30AM
2. work roughly 7:15AM to 6:15PM to get my 10 hours
3. sit in traffic until arriving home around 7PM
4. scramble to make dinner, eat, visit with Kevin before Bishop gets up from his evening nap between 8:00 and 8:30
5. give Bishop his bath, bedtime bottle and have him in bed between 9:30 and 10:00
...do I really need to go on from here??? My Wednesdays would instead be spent catching up on cleaning, sleep, laundry, etc. And, I am ashamed to admit would probably include my taking Bishop to "school" sometimes so I could get these things done.
All of this, quite frankly, SUCKS! Not to mention, I would have NO quality time with my son on those 4 work days.
Other option...work 5 days from 7:15 to 4:00 and be home by 5:00...2 extra hours every night with Bishop.
I feel like I have to try the compressed work week for a few weeks so I will know for sure that it won't work for us but I really feel like I have already made up my mind.
2 comments:
YEAH!! You did it! I am so glad it was not near as hard as you had thought. Yuck though on the 10 hour days. Stay with your regular schedule and enjoy your evenings. The only reason my job share part-time works so well is because I only get 1/2 my salary. :( They things we do for our kids! I love your blog!
Andrea
I honestly don't know how moms work in offices. How do you do it? I just don't have that kind of stamina! I'm lucky if I get out of my pajamas for work. And if I don't, so what? The only one that suffers is Baxter. I can already tell your blog will be good for me to read - I probably need a reality check from time to time.
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