I’ve been doing this for about two and a half years, now, and so far, the juggle has been manageable. I’m not saying I’ve never had a moment where I had to figure out how to do business and tend to my kids, I’m just saying that hurdles have been met. (I want to say I met them all with grace, but let’s be honest and just say I met them with… grim determination.)

I have done conference calls while a sick child lay on the couch with the TV remote and a bucket. I have typed out assignments on my laptop while sitting in the doctor’s waiting room, or while half-watching whichever child was at sports practice. I have returned emails from my cell phone—hunched over the tiny buttons and typing as quickly as I could (hint: not very quickly)—while waiting for children to take the stage in the holiday pageant. I always strive to make my time with the kids about them, and to put work aside, of course, but sometimes it can’t be helped.

And I was doing alright until yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »