It has been quite a grind lately – I wake up early with wifey to make sure she gets out of the house on time. To make that goal even remotely achievable I make her coffee, breakfast, and lunch so she can take it with her to work. Usually within minutes of her leaving – or lately, before she actually leaves, the children get up and the day begins.
Originally, the idea had been that I could get work done after Mary left but before the children woke up. For the first couple of weeks after Mary went back to work, that is how things would work. Mary would leave between 630 and 730 (depending on if she goes to the gym) and the kids were sleeping until 9 or even 10. But that all soon changed. Now I am lucky if they sleep until 8 which leaves me no time to get any work done. And forget about getting anything useful done during the day – nap times are usually random and fleeting. By the time I get focussed on my work, one or both of them wake up.
Lately I have been getting work done after they go to bed – problem is that they don’t get to bed until after 9 usually which mean I stay up till midnight most nights. Definitely no fun when I get up at 5ish. So now I have this problem of when do I actually get anything done? Unfortunately we are in no position right now that I can just stop what little work I do get done – the money I bring in from various sources is absolutely needed. We are at a bit of an impasse – I cannot grow my business without having more time to give to it and Mary cannot quit her job until the business can make up the difference. We are almost to the point of sink or swim – contemplating having Mary quit her job before for the sole purpose of being able to focus entirely on the business. Doesn’t sound very logical but we have made worse decisions in the past.
