I am the Dairy Queen

This how the working mother rolls on her last day of maternity leave:

7:30 AM
Wake up to the sweet sound of toddler tears
Put on DVD so she can take a bath
Get dressed
8:00 AM
Make breakfast--oatmeal for little boy, waffles for big boy
Put in a load of laundry
Nurse baby
Write short children's story for potential freelance gig
8:30 AM
Pry husband out of bed
Get kids dressed
Email children's story (Please God no typos)
9:00 AM
More laundry
Write grocery list
Gather today's banking
9:30-12:00 PM
Get out of the house!
Mani and pedi with a side of latte
Pick up dry-cleaning
12:30 PM
Make lunch
Pump (no, not iron)
1:00 PM
Grocery shopping
1:30 PM
Take kids to park
2:30 PM
Administer TLC to scrapped knee
3:00 PM
Check email (story has potential!)
Finish story and send full draft
Roast pork for dinner
Nurse baby
5:00 PM
Pick up little boy from Pre-K
Bring in bikes off porch before it rains
5:30 PM
Make Dinner
6:30 PM
Bath time
7:00 PM
Nurse baby
Get kids into pajamas
8:00 PM
Put kids to bed
Update LinkedIN profile
Check Myspace
Blog

Multitasking is my bitch.


I can see why I'm not allowed to work from home. I just can't seem to get anything done.