Friday - The Scientist

For someone with nothing but time on my hands - or so the rumor has it - I can't seem to find any of it for myself. I have gone on a few interviews (one of them was promising) and sent out countless resumes. But the most challenging thing I find myself doing is being a mother.

Before, mothering was something I paid professionals to do for me and that I only practiced on evenings and weekends, kind of like a hobby. Now, to stretch out that severance check, the professionals only do the work for me two days a week and I am learning the nuts and bolts of the job myself.

One lesson I have learned is that getting on the computer with my son in the house is not an option. If I am on the computer, my son insists he must be on my lap. But he is hard to work around. He sees the buttons on the keyboard, and he knows that buttons are for pushing, so he pushes them. He sees me moving the mouse, so he wants to move it, too. It is easier to just give up and go play with his blocks with him, or maybe watch a Baby Einstein video. I do my job searches online while he is down for a nap.

( A life lesson in only two minutes a day )