The 36-Hour Day
with Amy Urquhart
I’m Amy and I’ve spent the last three years trying to strike that perfect balance between being a wife, mom and professional career woman. I’ve decided that I’ll never perfect the art of “having it all”, but this blog is a chronicle of my attempts to continue to do so. I’m a blogger (my personal blog about Canadian home life is Hearts into Home), gardener, college instructor, wife to Graham and mom to Nate. If you’re also a working mom who finds there just aren’t enough hours in the day, I hope you’ll enjoy this column!
Read her blog at Hearts into Home.
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My summer schedule kicks into gear next week, and while it’s much less hectic in some ways, it’s more hectic in others.
My step kids are older now, and most teens who are old enough to be contemplating college are not that keen on spending 8 or 9 weeks away from their BFFs—which means that, unlike in years past, I won’t have a full house for the summer.
On the flip side, though, I work from home now, and while this job is far more demanding than the one I had before, being at home means that most of the chauffeuring and kid care falls to me (my husband still has a crazy-long commute). And the easiest way to trim expenses is to avoid enrolling my little kids in the extended day program offered by their camp—which means that I have a lot more to do and less time in which to do it.
Which means that I really need to figure out when I’m most productive, and maximize that time.
So I’m turning to you, fellow working moms. Are you an early riser who can knock off a to-do item or two before your kids are even up? Or are you a night-owl, who gets the most done while the rest of the household is asleep? Somewhere in between?
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It varies, but mostly my productivity peaks between 4pm and 6pm. (I have to stop at 6pm to pick up my kids - otherwise who knows what I could accomplish?)
Regardless of time of day, I’m most productive when I am on a very tight deadline. I am not good at pacing myself when work is slower (i.e., getting a earlier start on stuff that can be spread out versus done just before the deadline).
SKL | July 2nd, 2011 at 2:43 pm
I force myself to get out of bed an hour earlier than I need to because that early morning hour is the most productive one of my day! I’m amazed by what I can get done without the interuptions of my 9 month old. I’ve always been a “morning person” so I suppose that’s why I do things in the morning rather than after my little one is asleep.
Kara | July 7th, 2011 at 12:11 pm