This sounds like a very good balance to me - and a massive achievement. You're able to work AND spend time with your children and extended family. That's incredible. Your children are so lucky to have you so available, I remember summers where my Mum left the house at 7am and came back 12 hours later (and I'm grateful to her that she did - but I did miss her). But whatever we do we'll feel that Mum guilt - it's inescapable!
I have a really hard time working from home for any period of time. Maybe because my children are still very little (2 and 4) - they just don't get that I'm working and have been known to bust in on my client calls! They get very excited about me working and like to run in and sit on my lap, the littlest one tapping away at my computer while I try to stop him blank emailing a client! I find it really stressful and actually prefer to be out of the house. Our childcare this summer will be a mix of parents (me and my husband - he's taking three weeks off), grandparents, and a sports camp for the eldest. Thank you for sharing my post about workations - very, very tempted for next year. All the best, Jan x
I think maybe it sounds better than it really is! It's not a perfect arrangement and is only half working because they are a bit older. When my kids were smaller, it was close to impossible to work from home. Now that I am working from house full time, I can't really be out of the house all day. Also, I haven't started having work calls yet, so let's see what happens then!
It could be that I'm in the work from home honeymoon period haha! Let's see if it sustains, we still have 6 weeks to go - ask me in 4 :) x
This sounds like a very good balance to me - and a massive achievement. You're able to work AND spend time with your children and extended family. That's incredible. Your children are so lucky to have you so available, I remember summers where my Mum left the house at 7am and came back 12 hours later (and I'm grateful to her that she did - but I did miss her). But whatever we do we'll feel that Mum guilt - it's inescapable!
I have a really hard time working from home for any period of time. Maybe because my children are still very little (2 and 4) - they just don't get that I'm working and have been known to bust in on my client calls! They get very excited about me working and like to run in and sit on my lap, the littlest one tapping away at my computer while I try to stop him blank emailing a client! I find it really stressful and actually prefer to be out of the house. Our childcare this summer will be a mix of parents (me and my husband - he's taking three weeks off), grandparents, and a sports camp for the eldest. Thank you for sharing my post about workations - very, very tempted for next year. All the best, Jan x
I think maybe it sounds better than it really is! It's not a perfect arrangement and is only half working because they are a bit older. When my kids were smaller, it was close to impossible to work from home. Now that I am working from house full time, I can't really be out of the house all day. Also, I haven't started having work calls yet, so let's see what happens then!
It could be that I'm in the work from home honeymoon period haha! Let's see if it sustains, we still have 6 weeks to go - ask me in 4 :) x