Working moms - after work routine?

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Dec 29, 2012 10:26:16 GMT -5 @msstarry said:

I also am surprised and jealous of how early many of you get off work!

In order to leave at 330, I have to be at work by 7 so I'm getting up between 5 and 520. I trade off an early/hectic AM to help with the PMs.

Our schedule will change next week though ( hopefully for the better) bc DS is switching to the daycare at my work.


I agree with whoever mentioned the first few months were bad. I am so much less stressed even now than I was 4 months ago. It's gotten so much easier.

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Dec 28, 2012 23:56:06 GMT -5 krystee said:

Posts like these are why I have been so scared to have kids and we waited so long to TTC. Reason 1: It sounds exhausting. I love my 30 minutes of reading/TV to unwind when I get home. Reason 2: It makes me sad. I get home at 6 p.m. All the work of parenthood and I'll have about 30 minutes a night with my future kid? On the bright side, we'd been on the fence about renting out our house and now I am sure I want to. If we move, I'll be home at 5:15 every night.

I will admit, the routine when we get home is exhausting b/c it would be so nice to come home and relax but that's not an option. I'm psyched to see my kids everyday, but the amount of work between when I leave work to rush to daycare and bedtime is intense even if it's over a short time. I dread it most week nights, especially since they got old enough that I had to get dinner on the table for them by 6pm, and we couldn't just play all night.

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Dec 29, 2012 11:26:06 GMT -5 honeybadger said:

Dec 29, 2012 10:31:29 GMT -5 @iheartcosmos said:

Seriously. I feel guilty when I leave at 5 twice a week. 7 is the norm at my office, but I stay until 7:30/8 (or longer) on days I don't pick up to make up hours.

I agree! And how short commutes are! Our commute home is 40 minutes on a good day (baby will be in daycare by our offices, so at least we'll have her with us)...

About 40 min here too. I leave at 5 and pray there is only light traffic to get to daycare by 6.

It's been taking me 20-25 min this past week bc no one is on the road. Wednesday is going to suck