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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Those of you who find this relaxing - how old are your kids? Do you work? [/quote]

I do. My kids are 9 and 11 and I fully acknowledge that if they were toddlers and maybe even teenagers, this would be far more miserable for us.[/quote]

[b]I just cannot fathom how anyone with kids who works find this even slightly slower paced or relaxing. [/b]I have two very active boys that are six and eight. My job is relatively flexible but I am stretched thin every minute of the day and can’t remember the last time I was alone. My mental health is seriously in a bad place. I love my kids and my family but we all need some space and some structure.[/quote]

Because we don’t have to rush in the morning getting ourselves and our kids, ready. We don’t have to deal (in person) with crappy bosses and co-workers, and we don’t have to come home supervise homework, and chauffeur our kids around to various activities, and on Saturdays we don’t have to be at some field at 8am, and haul along a snack for 15 kids. I can’t fathom how anyone can’t see how working from home, even with rambunctious kids, could be less stressful than the normal pace of life. [/quote]

I don't see it.  Even with the commuting and shuffling around to activities, I had significantly more free time previously.  My schedule is packed now more than ever.  I even get up 2 hours earlier now during the week just to try and get work done.  [/quote]

Our schedule:

I am up at 5:30 and at work by 6:30 (becuse my commute went from 75m to 30m.) DH is up by 7 and at his desk in the basement by 8. Kids get up at 7:30 and eat/shower/get dressed are are at their computers by 8:30. Kids know complete work assignments in the morning and then have live classes from 1-4. I get home around 4:30, DH stops working at 5, kids have logged off of school by 4ish. We go for a family walk at 5, come home and cook dinner together around 6, eat together and watch a tv show/play a game, kids can play video games 8-10 while DH and I watch tv/relax.

House cleaning is done on Saturday morning from 10a-12p - all of us know what we are responsible for completing. On Saturdays and Sundays we go on a long family walk, one day we also watch a movie and the other we play a board game. The rest of the time we can all do what we want together or individually.

Before this, I was up at 6, had to poke/prod my kids to get up and out the door by 6:45. I worked 7:30-4:00, got home at 5:30, hoped my kid made himself mac and cheese/pizza rolls for dinner so I could get him to sports practice by 5:45. While he practiced, I answered emails on my phone. If it was my turn to carpool, I would drop my kid off at home at 7:15 and pick up my other son for his sports practice. He practiced from 8-9, got home at 9:30 and either shoved someting in my mouth or just went to bed. Did this 3x/week.

Once this is over, I can't ask my kids not to play the sports they love and have been playing since they were 3y. So, we will go back to the grind.[/quote]

I miss my old schedule - Wake up at 7, get everyone ready to go and leave the house around 8:15, drop the kids off at school and at work by 9.  Usually done with required FaceTime around 3:30 or 4, head home, workout then get dinner ready and by 5:30 we were all sitting down to eat.  Some days there is a kids’ activity after but that time was great for getting in a walk, reading a book or work if necessary.

Now, I’m up at 5am and work until 8.  From 8-9, get the kids up and ready situated for the day.  Sit on conference/Skype calls nonstop from 9-5, try to squeeze in actual work and answering emails and I’m seriously lucky if there’s a 60 minute break to grab something to eat.  Plus constant interruptions from my kids.  Take a nap from 5-6 while DH cooks.  Eat dinner, take the kids out or play a game.  Try to answer more emails while we watch TV then in bed around 11.  Weekends I just try to catch up on rest or work.

Life was pretty good before.  I guess what’s different for me compared to those of you enjoying this is that work has piled on for me.  I’m supposed to be taking a vacation day today but still have a fairly full work calendar.  I’ve never wanted to quit my job until now.  [/quote]

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