Ugh, daycare is closed today and it's busy season. DH has to go to work because he has meetings with the CEO today. I'm tax CPA and it's busy season and daycare is closed today. How much work do you get done when LO is home? I have a 14 month old and 3 year old, I'm hoping I can get some work this morning when 14 month old naps and I can entice 3 year old with screen time. In the mean time scrambling to find teenager to help out this afternoon... How do these days go for you??
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I log in super early before anyone wakes up.
I'm surprised you're already so busy, our tax group usually didn't get slammed until mid-February.
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@Applesandbananas: Working on tax provisions for public companies.
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@Applesandbananas: hahaha my kids are up at 6 am.
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None! I can't work from home.
Dh is working from home today and both kids have to stay home and he gets about 5 minutes worth of work done each hour. Lol!!
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@yellowbird: I was really hoping daycare would be open today since it seems like they were able to get a lot of plowing down. But no dice.
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Without child care I can get 2 hours of work done. That's during DS2 naps and DS1 gets TV.
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@BandDmommy: I know! They finally plowed our neighborhood through the night but daycare is still closed. Probably because they didn't know if the staff would be able to make it in on time.
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We've been in the same situation more than once. When I've worked from home with both kids, I've only gotten work done before the kids get up and during nap times. DH ends up doing dinner and bath solo while I try to catch up on work missed.
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My son spent the night with his grandparents so we could avoid a childcare crunch this morning. I can't really work effectively around him especially when I have to make a phone call. Plus I feel guilty ignoring him and staring at a computer screen. I was working on our taxes yesterday when he was home and felt bad too.
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@yellowbird: Same here. Can't work from home, so I get nothing done when daycare is closed.
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Not much, usually 1-2 hours while she naps. And then I work a couple hours in the evening after she goes to bed. I can usually manage a half day of work tops.
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I can usually get 2 hours of work in while she's awake, 3-4 while she naps and I make up the rest after bed. I knew I'd be home today last night so I got some work done yesterday and last night to make up for it. I Just make sure to constantly check email to make sure I don't miss anything in between. I only have one kiddo though and she plays well independently.
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Nothing, lol. My son is too loud in the background and when I am on calls, it's all I feel everyone can hear.
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I can usually only count on naptime (2hrs max) and maybe an hour or two of screen time if I'm really desperate. Otherwise it is impossible. Good luck today!
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I'd say on a good day, 3 total hours of work between nap and TV.
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Very little! Maybe 3-4 hours between waking early, screen time, and after bedtime. When she still napped that was a nice solid block but that's gone now.
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@BandDmommy: ha yep there's no waking before your kids when they are up at 530/6 anyways.
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@winniebee: hahaha so true.. :).
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@BandDmommy: Ugh...I feel your pain. I'm a controller for a large company that files on Feb 8th - my daycare was closed on MLK day this year and DH had a deposition downtown...so I had not choice but to be on.
I get very little work done...if I am being perfectly honest with you. This time (DD is almost 2.5) I put the door monkey on the office door and locked her in their with me with a TON of books...I got about an hour of work out of that. I got another hour when she took a nap.
I tried to get up at 5am and work (she sleeps until 7/7:30 - but my 8 month preggo self just could not get out of bed.
DH got home at 4pm - right after his deposition ended - and took over. I locked myself in the office until about midnight.
It was a brutal day. Sorry!!!
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I don't! I work at night when they're asleep!
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Back in my working days, I would work after LO went to bed, from about 6 pm - midnight so that was a decent chunk of time.
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@mrsjyw: I'll try but this pregnant momma gets tired after solo parenting 2 kids every day and I go to bed early. The 3 year old does not nap.
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Without alternating with hubby, pretty much ZERO work done lol. UNLESS magically they both nap for 2-3 hours. My 3 yo daughter is great with her naps, but 7 month old son is terrible, naps are 20-30 mins and he is at the age of neediness. Turn your head away for one second he will bawl. loves attention. I understand your situation. When I saw the words "busy season" I was like oOo we must be in similar profession lol. I do financial reporting. the dreaded audit cycle!
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@Andrea: my youngest goes to bed at 7 and 3 year old goes to sleep at 8. I'm usually asleep by 9. I'm in my third trimester and tire easily.
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During nap time only, or after bed. So, like 2-3 hours max
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Ugh, this is my nightmare situation! lol, sorry!
If my husband can't be home to "crowd control", then I get maybe a max of 2 hours of work done, spread out throughout the day. LO doesn't nap anymore at home, and I'm totally OK with screen time, but even during shoes or movies there are questions, she wants me to sit with her, etc. -
Whatever time I get for a nap is the only time I can work. She's too interested in my laptop and pushing buttons and doesn't really zone out to TV at all.
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Probably none since DD clings to me mostly.
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