Things I have learnt this week include:
- A screaming sick child, a burst shower, water through the ceiling, a flooded hallway & floating contents of a utility room (OK, cupboard) are no way to start a Tuesday morning (oh add, huffing husband to that).
- I am not just managing a baby, a nursery and my career, there are 2 careers to balance (that would be Mr. Notes too).
- Tag teaming who stays at home with a sick child will present difficult decisions, voices will be raised.
- No amount of hope stops your child being ill or can help predict how long your child will be ill for (good hygiene and food choices help though I do hope).
- If you pay £70 a day for childcare and they only go 1 day a week that is actually £350 a day (I always was good at maths).
- Working on Sundays sucks (yes, I worked Sunday to break the back of that report I had 4 days to write).
- Maximising productivity at work is critical (don’t want to work Sundays or evenings).
- When you are not looking after a child days are long, in a good way.
- The team around me are brilliant, boy did they step up to the mark.
- Not only do I love my boss, I love my team.
- A second calendar on my work outlook account for social & family things, nursery logistics is a wonderful thing.
- Get the crap out your inbox! Auto-organize rules, finally I do it.
- My job is not calm and whilst I am hanging on (for dear life) to calm, calm is going to do one.
- I work fast, I am expected to deliver fast. Fast must be controlled.
- As we bed in Obi’s immune systems & sweep out the bugs, it is not possible to act like you don’t have a child at work.
- The patience & understanding of your boss & team are critical.
- My boss’ words “Notes, work from home tomorrow, you know I don’t care how the work is done as long as it is done” are beautiful music.
- That said, this is new ground & I find myself aware of new boundaries to find with my boss.
- A small part of me know I have to prove to him that this can all work, I do need to make the grade (don’t worry, it will be OK).
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I know you know this, but the immune system really does work itself out, and absolutely everyone who goes back to work goes through the horror of spending most of their first month at home nursing a sick child… just wait until he passes it on to you…! So glad your team are being supportive. Take it as a compliment – they must be really delighted you’re back!
oh and ps, the £70 a day’s a killer isn’t it. Try multiplying that by three, then work out why we left London….
Harriet … recently posted .. The Gallery – One ordinary day of astonishing brilliance and banality
Thanks Harriet. It will work itself out I am sure. I do wonder how many bugs there will be?
x3, criks a moly. No wonder idea!
A friend of mine just sacked her nanny after week 1 so I am counting my blessings. x
Notes … recently posted .. Week 2- back to work after maternity leave
I actually feel so bad I’m tempted to offer you one of my Nannies for a few days. Does your boss realize that “working from home” doesn’t really mean “working” when you have a sick child in your midst? xx
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Working from home I wish, I did soooo much work just to prove i can xxx
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Send your nanny to N16
Notes … recently posted .. Week 2- back to work after maternity leave
Sorry to hear things have been a bit up and down – as Harriet said, things will settle down eventually, the first few weeks are always hard as the immune system takes on all those lovely bugs and you try and get into a routine.
Sounds like you have great colleagues and a great boss, which always helps immensely.
x
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Thanks Julie – it will all work itself out, and I am very lucky at work so all ok xx
Thanks Julie … it will all work itself out, and I am very lucky at work so all ok xx
Notes … recently posted .. Week 2- back to work after maternity leave