I have a full time job at home as a mommy and a wife, but I do have this OTHER full time job outside our home as a paralegal. I work for one attorney, but there are two subtenants in this office that are also attorneys. I answer phones for the attorney I work for plus the two subtenants and greet all clients for all attorneys. In addition to that I do paralegal work for the one attorney.
I work 29 hours per week at the office and the remainder of my days at home being the mommy/wife. I am blessed to be able to drop my kids off at school every morning (no need for them to go to before school daycare) and 3 days a week I leave the office in time to pick them up from school (no need for after school daycare, except for the 2 days a week).
During my 29 hours at the office I prepare correspondence, research law, prepare pleadings and motions for delivery to court, arrange for and sometimes meet with clients regarding their case, organize and maintain case files, water plants, pick up the conference room after client meetings, and a myriad of other tasks. Some days, as I am sitting at my desk working away the 3 attorneys in the office will all close their doors to take a nap - sometimes I have to wonder if I work in a law office or a daycare. Cracks me up though because my office job has a "nap hour" and home job does too or used to anyway- sadly, not so much anymore since my kids are all in school and claim to be much too old for naps, but momma isn't too old for naps!
I enjoy working outside the home most days. It gives me a little adult interaction while the kids are at school and then I get to go home and be with the kids in the afternoons and evenings. Currently I feel like I get the best of both worlds and am blessed to be able to do so!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
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A nap hour that you aren't allowed to partake in??? *GASP* the horror! :)
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