I have been frustrated with the state of my home since I have been working full time. At first, John really pitched in. For a week, the house was spotless. But slowly, slowly the novelty of being Mr. Mom wore off. Our house has collapsed from the inside out. We are officially living in CHAOS (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome). See www.flylady.net for more info on that! Anyway- I haven't been cooking dinner, haven't had time for laundry, and I've been too tired to come home and clean after I've worked a 10-hour shift.
I came up with the perfect "ideal" full-time schedule for me. I would love to work from 9-3, six days a week. That way I can be home in the morning to take the kids to school, work while they are in school, and be home in the afternoon to pick them up from school. I would be GONE during lazy Saturday mornings when obnoxious cartoons are blasting from the television. It would be ideal because I would be home to cook dinner at night, and with the same schedule every day, routines for cleaning, etc. would be possible. I told John my "daydream," and he said I should talk to my boss about it; that it wouldn't hurt to ask. I thought to myself, "John just doesn't get it- we have to work 10 hour shifts; that is the way it is set up."
Well, when I was at work today I visited the manager over scheduling and asked him how open he was to a somewhat unconventional schedule. He said, "That depends on what it is." I told him my idea. His response? "Sounds good. We'll start you on that schedule next Monday." John was right. It doesn't hurt to ask!
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That's a great schedule! What a nice boss. I'd love for Cameron work normal hours like that--the weeks he works I feel lonely, and our apartment falls apart, too. Crazy health field. :)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds WONDERFUL! Good for you!
ReplyDeleteI'm a little slow at getting around to reading this. I was feeling bad when you said you worked every Saturday, but this schedule sounds good! Way to be assertive. :)
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