https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:59:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-wahms-what-does-your-day-look-like#post-28860 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:40:34 +0000 sandsandmore 28860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a WAHM, but I have a nanny. I feed DS in the morning, we drop DH off at the metro. By the time we get back, DS is ready for a nap, so he's in bed while I start my day. When the nanny arrives, she takes over completely so that I can actually work. Once she leaves, though, sometimes I have to juggle DS and work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-wahms-what-does-your-day-look-like#post-28594 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:02:59 +0000 yoursilverlining 28594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just a little note for anyone thinking about being a WAHM (which I would love to do part time): some companies require you to provide proof that your child is in full time/part time daycare outside of the home during the hours you would be working from home (or that you have a nanny, or daycare sitter in the home that is not a relative). Just something to look into if you are planning on saving on daycare costs by working from home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-wahms-what-does-your-day-look-like#post-28588 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:59:19 +0000 daniellemybelle 28588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's interesting to read this because I hope to be a WAHM one day! Like @junebugmama, I think I'll send our kid(s) to preschool/mommy's day out a few days a week so that I can work part-time. There's a church preschool in the area I think we'll be living that starts at 6 mo. two days a week, and is affordable enough that it'd be worth it. I think it would be really hard to work at home without some kind of help or childcare! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-wahms-what-does-your-day-look-like#post-28323 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:18:14 +0000 junebugmama 28323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I own a wedding planning company. I probably really only get about 3-4 hours worth of work done a day. On M-W-F he goes to preschool (he's 4) so those days I can get a ton of work done. I end up getting most of my work done when he's napping, eating meals, or after he's gone to bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-wahms-what-does-your-day-look-like#post-28314 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:59:55 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 28314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work from home a couple of days a week, and I'll be completely honest -- I don't get a lot done. My son is a 40-minute napper, which doesn't give me a whole lot of time to start anything, let alone finish it! Which means I sometimes have to work when he's down for the night (awful) or just cram everything into the days I'm in the office. Working when he's awake is just out of the question -- I would feel so guilty and he would probably screech at me until I stopped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-wahms-what-does-your-day-look-like#post-28206 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:55:45 +0000 kgalligan 28206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to work from home until recently. Honestly, I didn't have enough time for a full time job and a baby! I would get up before she did, work/ shower during nap times, and then after she went to bed work some more. So I decided to put her in daycare and get a part time job outside of the house. It all really depends on how busy your job is, I hope that you can make it work! I am an accountant and I had to be available during normal business hours and it was all really stressful when I had a phone meeting, I was scared she would start screaming! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-wahms-what-does-your-day-look-like#post-28183 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:22:17 +0000 amy 28183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work from home 4 days a week and commute once a week. I put my kids in daycare. I find it impossible to work with my children at home all the time. I guess I should qualify that, with my daughter it was pretty easy to work from home with her when I needed to to, but not everyday. There would no way for me to give attention to being a mom and work. With my son there is no way I can work from home with him. He sees me and just wants to play or be held and he's 18 months. </p> <p>So on M, W, Th and F I drop the kids off by 9am (daycare is a 5 min drive) and pick them up at 5pm. During the day I work, do laundry, prep and cook dinner and clean. This leaves the weekend to just family time and no chores. On Tuesday I drop the kids off by 7:40 and pick them up at 5:15 and then commute into work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-wahms-what-does-your-day-look-like#post-28173 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:11:14 +0000 Meridian 28173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not sure if this was already posted before, but I'm planning to be a Work at home mom!</p> <p>I'd love to hear how you ladies pull it off - focus on work and not get distracted by the kids. It all seems like a big mystery to me... People tell me that I have the perfect situation since I currently work from home (I'm a wedding planner). But the key word is that I WORK from home and know that will change significantly! </p>