I am full-time work-from-home compiler developer or simply a software developer. I got this gig after 1.5 years being off, caring for my daughter. I love it, all aspects of it. The work, pay, and my colleagues.
I am also full-time house-wife, a very traditional kind, where most responsibilities of keeping home/life running falls on my shoulder.
I also take care of our daughter, feed, bath, and keep her social calendar filled with playdates, age appropriate classes, and activities. I had found her a great daycare where she looks forward to going daily, and it has been so great for both of us. I get to do my work and she gets to learn and socialize. Of course the daycare is closed for now.
I enjoy all aspects of my life, except at times, I don't get good quality sleep and that grossly hinders my ability to cope with everything. It's at these times, that it occurs to me I am doing more than my share. But when this passes, it's all back to good and normal.
With quarantine I am getting very little sleep. I am overtired, and most nights I wake up after a couple hours sleep unable to fall back asleep. My days are not long enough, I attend to my daughter's online learning schedule, play with her, take her on walks, and only turn T.V. on when I absolutely have no other choice, like I have a 1-1 with my boss. This is quite disruptive. The two windows of opportunity I have to get work done, is during her nap and when she sleeps. Both have been disrupted pretty badly. She doesn't sleep well at night, and doesn't nap long during the day either.
I don't know for how long we are expected to stay quarantined, or more importantly how long the childcare centres will be closed for. I google this every other day, and last I checked it was not clear when.
I don't have a plan B.
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