Dear Boss,

My darling boss,
If you had any idea of what I am juggling every day, at any given moment, I think that you'd pat me on the back and tell me I'm doing good. However, you reside on the side of this that says that I am not suposed to be affected by my offspring. It should be as if they are not here. But...THEY ARE HERE> That's why I work from home, so I can be home with my babies too.
My old boss understood. BUT, I do know that you are learning to. I can't say I'm looking forward to my review. Not only did I start learning about releasing orders, but suddenly I had to start punching in and out, and in and out for lunch. Can i tell you a secret? My day is the same, all the time. SOmetimes I am not sitting with my headset on, because I'm playing with my kids. Sometimes I sit them down and we do learning time together. Oh, don't get me wrong, They know they get me for a little bit becuase I'll have to go check on my work, and they are angels when I need to call salons back. But I haven't had one week yet that you haven't had to chase after me about a missed punch or whatever. GOD I try. It's ridiculous. I think I'm going to have alzheimers from having to divide my attention so severely for so long. It was tough to do before, but now that you are trying to streamline something which truly cannot be...OUCH! I've never been so glad to punch out before, and be DONE with work, when I can spend more than 15 minutes a time with my kids.
I paid $80 today for all 4 of the kids to be in daycare.
WOrking is much easier in the office.
But I want to be HERE with THEM. It isn't for much longer, of course, which leads to a bunch of other stuff. When they are all in school, what will I do then? Come back into the office for 40 hours a week? Join all the other parents who have the rush-rush after work, where we have to slam everything into a couple of hours at night and weekends? I don't know. I better know by then. But right now, I don't know. I can't see past each day though. Man, you wouldn't believe the planning that goes into each day. I'm multitasking more than even YOU, Boss! And you can multitask like a son of a bitch for a guy. You're impressive. But I'm juggling, dude. Big time.
So, I'm sorry when you have to get on me about my punches. I wasn't kidding when I said that I don't want you paying any extra attention to me. You've got enough to do and my life is so much easier to juggle when you aren't chasing after me for one thing or another. But I dare you to change places with me just once. I've been very blessed to be able to work from home, but you've made me cry more over trying to balance it all in a few months' time than I cried over it in years. I'm adapting and I'm jumping through your hoops, but please be patient a little longer. I'm getting there.

GOD I wish I drank! Or had someone to drink with, anyway. hehe