my new assistant.

i hired a new assistant this week to help me with work...

ok, not really. but baby girl is here all week!

she goes to an in-home daycare in our neighborhood and the lady who watches her is on vacation this week. this kind forces me to do a trial run with having her home with me while i work. yes, this has been my goal. i think i've been scared to pull the trigger and try it out! i've been wanting it for so long i've been afraid it wouldn't work out, i've hyped it up in my mind where i was nervous. she is awesome, don't get me wrong. but i work a full 8 hour work day like i would if i worked outside of the home so i just wasn't sure if this was truly possible.

she is pretty independent for the most part, i can sit in the living room with my laptop and work/keep an eye on her. she still naps twice a day, and her lunch time falls during my regular lunch hour- so it works! i had her home a couple weeks ago when she was sick with HFM but didn't really consider that a true trial run. a sick baby is totally different than a non-sick one, i know mamas can attest to that! but during that week, i was (for the most part) able to work normally. the only difference was not working the phones at all that week. i think if i wasn't on the phone it wouldn't even be a worry or issue in my mind. but this week, i'm on the phones for 3 days out of the 5 day work week...so we shall see how it goes.

you might be wondering why being on the phone is a big deal? well, i have a very vocal and loud baby girl! she talks up a storm and babbles away, she runs around squealing in delight- which is music to my ears! but some people i speak to may find that unprofessional, and i don't want to lose business. so thats my biggest worry, being able to work the phones normally.

i pray it works out. having her home with me is the entire reason i have been pursuing at home work since i was pregnant. i mean, whats the point of working from home if she is still in daycare and we're paying all that money?

i just gotta keep chugging along, i've been working towards this goal since July 2011 when i learned i was pregnant. thats TWO YEARS. and here it is, here is my chance.

tomorrow is day one of three this week i'm on phones. pray it goes well!