Hours can be flexible.
I can be at home and focus on Hannah.
I don't have to deal with any commute or parking frustrations 4/5 days of the week!
etc.
That said I still feel like I have a lot to learn in this area.
This week our staff team is doing a lot of meetings full of review/evaluation and strategic planning. Today and tomorrow is at our house.
Awesome because it is at our house so I get to be there some of the time and Hannah can nap in her own bed.
Difficult because its tough to balance paying attention to a little one, being involved in a meeting and not distracting others from the task at hand. Not to mention trying to prepare the staff meal that was to be ready by the time meetings ended today (although that was only for today, tomorrow no dinner to prepare!)
Thankfully, we have a gracious staff team who love Hannah.
Thankfully, we have a little girl that LOVES people and totally enjoys acting it up when people are at our house. I'm sure tonight she will be dreaming of what crazy things she can do tomorrow to get laughs and attention.
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If anyone has advice on finding that balance of being involved in work or serious stuff (like a Bible study) but also paying attention to your little one without letting them distract others too much I'd love to hear it!
I find meetings SO challenging because of what you mentioned, its so difficult to balance paying attention, keeping your toddler entertained & not distracting others. If you figure out a secret, let me know.
ReplyDeleteI find it difficult not to feel frustrated with being able to only participate to a limited degree but I try to set really low expectations for myself during meetings. I realize that sometimes I will basically end up being absent from the entire meeting for whatever reason. I find that 1 on 1 meetings are OK but in groups, it seems hard to concentrate on the content & I sometimes end up missing a lot of what is going on when Sebby is with me. For me, I usually choose not to bother participating because I find that being there & only half participating feels like a waste of time to me. (So I don't go to staff meeting or other team meetings). If I really needed to be at a group meeting, I would likely try to have someone else watch him during that time.