I work from home every Friday with my little muchkin in tow. I've been doing it since I returned from maternity leave (when Darius was a mere 12 weeks old). With it, I've got a few tricks up my sleeve to work from home with a kiddo. And so here I begin, my weekly working mom's tips to actually getting work done.
Working Mom's Tip #1: The Spray Bottle
Go to your nearest Dollar Tree or similar dollar store and buy a spray bottle. You know, the empty ones that you would use to dilute Pine Sol with water. It's only a buck and it is totally worth it. And if you have a kid like me, he's going to break or take apart everything, so when the bottle is destroyed you won't feel bad since it only cost a buck.
Fill the bottle with water (I fill about half way since it will be "too heavy" otherwise). Send your child(ren) outside with the bottle and a spare rag. And have him "wash your windows." I can get 20-30 minutes of uninterrupted work complete. I either sit outside with him under the umbrella while I work. Or I sit inside on the other side of the sliding glass door where we play peek-a-boo every few minutes. Gives me enough time to take a call or get caught up on my work email (where I average over 200 a day).
