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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here are some things I do:

1) I have an au pair who brings the kids to my office on days when I can slice out some time (e.g. lunch on a teacher inservice day, or drop off there when I’m waiting for my team to finish so I can do the final sign-off before something goes out, then we can commute home together).

2) I belong to a great gym close to my office. Sometimes I just go there to use the steam room and shower rather than a full work out, for my mental health. I am always looking for some down time where I can sneak out.

3) I have a separate set of office produce I buy on weekends and bring in on Mondays so I have fresh nectarines, celery, yogurt, etc at the office to make sure I’m not eating garbage all the time.

4) I keep lots of things that make me feel human at work like an essential oil diffuser, skincare products, changes of clothes.

5) I have a hotspot on my phone and if I’m trying to go to a kid event, I take an uber instead of driving and my laptop, work on my way there, work until the thing starts, then work on my way back. This dramatically cuts down on the dead time for making it to events like this.

6) If I’m going to be home so late, and leave so early, that I won’t see my kids anyway, I sometimes get a hotel very close to the office, so I can push through more work, not lose any commute time, and sleep better (personally sleep better in hotels, YMMV). This is a rare tool, but damned effective for major work stuff. By not going home and letting all the mundane home garbage chew up some of my attention and energy, I find it’s easier to get through that big deadline, and then I usually can come home early the next day. [/quote]

Oh and

7) I face time with my eldest immediately after school almost every day. My mom says that kids need to talk about their schoolday right after they get home so I do it while she’s being driven by the au pair. Usually this is a complaint session from the kiddo about interpersonal kid stuff, but it lets her get all of it off her chest. [/quote]

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