I am calling these sections "Splitting Time' because I really feel like that is what I have had to do. All through school and the first 7 years of my business, I just worked liked crazy. I would push deadlines to the last second, stay up all night for days to get something done and then crash, work at night or weekends. I even did it when Short Stuff was first born.I took her on a plane and flew to Arizona when she was 9 weeks old to go to a business retreat. And you know what, I am not sorry I did that. I couldn't do it know, but it worked for me then.
As time has passed I realized that I had to make some changes. I used to sit Short Stuff on my lap while writing e-mails for a National Board I sit on. She somehow magically hit a couple of buttons one day and rearranged my entire e-mail, added some random letters and sent it before I even knew she had touched the keys.
Now I break up my day. I don't even try to work when she is home or awake. This is only possible through the magic of a great daycare and husband. I actually get a lot more done now than I used to because I am focused on the task at hand.
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