Comments on: The problems with being a work-from-home parent

By: Blog post round-up – March | Pregnancy Health | TalkMum

Blog post round-up – March | Pregnancy Health | TalkMum — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 07:04:00 +0000

[…] I’ve been writing about the problems with being a work-from-home parent (you have to take in parcels for the whole street when they’re at work) and also the five […]

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 21:21:20 +0000

YES to all of this! I especially find classifying myself a problem – neither of the boys is in nursery, so I take in enough work to manage during naptime. But then I feel all presumptuous saying I ‘work from home’, because it is work, but how many people would kill to work just an hour a day? Juggling it is hard. You lose all boundaries when you step out of an office.
(Still very grateful I get to do it.)

By: Fiona

Fiona — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:26:54 +0000

Haha there is ALWAYS crayon/chalk/massive pen scribbles in my work book, it’s so annoying!

By: laura redburn

laura redburn — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 14:08:13 +0000

some of these definitely apply without children too 🙂 glad you’re happy about the decision you made though!

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 07:12:15 +0000

I’m normally one of those office types, but do work from home one day a week at the moment. I love having the opportunity to do it because I can do silly little things like the school run, but my biggest challenge is not snacking during the day. It’s so easy to grab a biscuit (or two, or three) from the tin… and that’s just in the morning!

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 22:47:40 +0000

I agree with Jess I am finding it hard at the moment as well – when the little man was younger it was find but now he is 3.5 years and very demanding of time, which he should be, but if your trying to work to make an income it can be hard to juggle, especially when he only goes to nursery two mornings a week.

Laura x

By: Jess @ Along Came Cherry

Jess @ Along Came Cherry — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 18:47:37 +0000

I’m finding it pretty tricky at the moment as Cherry only goes to pre-school for 2 x 3 hr slots a week. This means most of my time I am trying to do things with two small children round my ankles! Replying to an email can be near enough impossible let alone everything else! But I love it and am so pleased I don’t need to go back to doing what I was before I had children and started blogging! x

By: lori

lori — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 18:11:26 +0000

I am kinda embracing the beginnings of a stay at home/work at home mum, but to be honest Felix is only in preschool four hours a week so I find it very tricky not working till all hours of the night. hopefully getting a bit more organised with my time might do the trick x

By: Slummy single mummy

Slummy single mummy — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 17:26:51 +0000

So true about the parcels!! A perk though in my case as a random neighbour actually bought me a bottle of wine as a thank you for taking so much stuff in for him!

By: Bonnie Rose @ A Compass Rose

Bonnie Rose @ A Compass Rose — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 11:18:27 +0000

Oh I bet! I now have two school aged kids so I have time on my own for a bit, once they get home anything I need to do gets pushed off until after bedtime. I’m starting back at work soon though so will have to adjust. x