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[quote=Anonymous]When I'm with my kids, I'm with them. I'm not also on my phone, checking emails, taking calls, etc. I try to be "all in" whatever I'm doing at the moment, whether it's family, friends, work, etc.

I get up early to get stuff done. I always say the only part of my day I know I can control is what time I get up. I may walk with a friend, do some work, work out, whatever, but getting up early gives me extra time in the day because I'm not a night owl and I get tired after putting the kids to bed so I'm better at getting things done first thing.

I do my best to keep my weekends free for family stuff. But if my kids are going to have to work on homework, or be away at a play date, or doing something that keeps them busy and gives me time, then I try to use it wisely (and sometimes that means taking a nap!).

My kids get on the bus at 7:30 and off the bus at 3:30. That's 8 solid hours of them not being at home (I work from home, as does my husband). One day a week he takes them after school to their sport and I can work or get other things done until about 7:20. I really try to maximize those 12-hour days. It's amazing what I can accomplish during those! Other days I can work again after they get home and we've spent some time together (i.e. I'll get them from the bus and do snacks but then work from 4-6 until we make dinner together, then after dinner it's family time).

Personally I find blocking chunks of the day to be helpful. If 7:30-3:30 is work, then I'll look up summer camps or plan our next vacation another time. If 3:30-4 is bus pick up and snacks, that's what I'm doing, I'm not thinking ahead to what else I need to do when I sit back down at 4. Personally, I think multitasking has been way overhyped. I think it's better to single task things and then move on to something else. But that's just me.[/quote]

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