A seventy five pound monkey is climbing on my back as I try to type.
“Nobody is playing with me…” he complains.
“Jackson… I am trying to write a post about you.”
“Write a post that I want to play with you,” his arms tighten around my neck as his Dad reprimands, “Jackson you are going to break that chair…”
Life without an office is challenging – but entertaining…
Jackson climbs off the back of my chair, distracted by his sweet tooth.
“Mom, can I have some cookies and milk.”
“Jackson. You already had cookies at lunch.”
“But Mom – I said cookies AND milk.” As if the goodness of milk negates the sugar.
He flashes me his clever smile. I swear that child better make something of his negotiating skills. I give in as I keep typing.
Soon it will be bedtime. No wonder I work after dark.
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Me too. Naps and bedtime are the only times I can post. I write from a desk in the kitchen!
My “office” is in the living room. Maybe I will post about it someday. It’s cozy but it is home…once the kids go to bed:-)
My office is in the kitchen. I try to run freelance graphic design services. With a 5 & 3 yr old. HA. Thank goodness tomorrow is Thursday, and they both have school.
It’s so fun to hear how other moms are doing it
. Sleep time must be the best for working. I work at our kitchen table as well and have a drawer that I keep everything I need in.
Sounds familiar! Sadly, my son seems to be going to bed later and later which means that my “free” blog time starts later!
LOL! But having a dedicated home office doesn’t help much either. I’m constantly having a 35-pound toddler climbing into my lap, spinning my chair or trying to ‘type’ while I’m sitting here at the computer. Sigh.
Yep, it’s 1:46 am here right now and I’m getting the bulk of my blogging and blog reading done…
I hear ya! I have a 19 month old that thinks she’s a technology guru…she has a NEED for my laptop!
I can totally feel for you. My “office” is in the kitchen as well, although I do have a corner of the room with a desk and filing cabinets. But it doesn’t stop the chaos from following me.
My hubby has tried to do things on the computer – once or twice during the day – but says he has no idea how I can form sentences with all that is going on around me.
I don’t admit that there are those days when I can’t.
What’s amazing to me is that if I go put the computer completely away, my toddler COMPLETELY ignores me. I try to play with her and she turns her back. I go get the computer, and she’s crawling all over me in less than 5 seconds!!
Well, there are some perks to the kitchen/office. Take the dress code where everyday is casual Friday. My office mate who is a four year old, is very casual, often underwear is not part of his day. I will have to write a memo about that.
Sounds like my life. Although I do have my computer in my room, the kids are always in here with me. Nick won’t stop talking to me right now actually.