Back to work
This past weekend I was informed by some of our readers that we aren’t blogging enough for their liking. Apparently this blog ranks high on the list of procrastination and lunch break activities, and having to read the same entry for a week straight just doesn’t cut it.
This past weekend also marked the end of my first week back working. In order to keep the remaining weeks of my maternity leave for when Nathan comes home, I’m working half time between now and then, splitting my time between home and the office. That first week was…. a challenge. I’ve worked from home before pretty successfully and just had no idea how much coming home from visiting your baby at the hospital throws a wrench in your plans for an afternoon of productive office work in the comfort of your own baby clutter filled living room. The few hours of work I had planned each day stretch to fill many more hours than necessary.
Tim’s been back at work for a while. He went back to teaching as soon as Nathan started getting better, and regrouped with his own clients shortly there after and has been working long hours for the past month or so to get everyone’s project done on time. He’s so used to doing his work on the go, in whatever setting is available (and his home office isn’t in the living room unless he wants a change of scenery from the studio) that the work from home thing is a whole lot easier for him.
But this week I got smart. Beth Israel is just a few (okay, maybe a few more than a few) blocks down Comm Ave from my office, so yesterday after hanging out with Nathan all morning I drove over to the office, figuring if I found a parking space I’d spend a few hours there before heading home. Both Boston parking meters and my industrial blue pump made sure that I could only be in the office for two hours, but it still made such a difference! So that is my new plan until Nathan comes home – drive down the street, pray for a parking space, get a few hours in at the office before heading home. And who knows, maybe just circling Newbury and Clarendon will get me into work mode even if I don’t find parking. It’s worth a shot.
Nathan has a swallow study over at Children’s this afternoon. We haven’t asked for details of how the study is actually done, but there is some irony in asking a kid who is just learning to suck and swallow to take down various liquids so his swallowing ability and technique can be observed. I half expect Nathan just sit up and to tell them he doesn’t do that yet. But we’ll see how it goes. We should have the results right away, so during one of this evening’s pumping sessions we’ll (I’ll) post an update on the study.
(Wait, you hadn’t yet realized that all blog posts get written while pumping? Well now you know.)
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LOL ... thanks Katie ;)