I swear, I think I could come up with a valid excuse for not working 2 days out of 5. Just since I’ve been back from my vacation less than four weeks ago, I’ve had:
- Beginning of miscarriage/ectopic pregnancy- heavy cramps (2 days)
- Examinations and treatment relating to ectopic (1.5 days)
- Tree crashed through nanny’s car (1 day)
- Snow storms (2 days)
Of those, I only actually missed the 1.5 days for the ectopic treatment, left at 4:00 one snow day, and worked at home another, but I was also late a couple of times due to blood tests.
When I got home from work yesterday, Tata said she had thrown up seven times that afternoon. Seven. Times. (Gatito had been sick over the weekend and it basically seems like everyone in town is.) A had an important all day meeting and I really didn’t feel like I could miss another day of work, so when she said she could still come today, I accepted. I know. I am the worst. boss. ever. Does it make it better or worse if I tell you that I gave permission for them to watch TV all day long?
Now we’re expecting snow tonight/tomorrow and I’m stressed about getting to the office and back safely, but I’ve got meetings all day and people really do seem to slog in to this job in all weather.
It just sometimes seems like life is a full-time job. Who has time to work?!
