Scheduling My Life

I've been trying to find a way to be more productive. As someone who works full-time from home, I feel like I'm always working. During the week, I attempt to put in eight hours a day. But there are days when this guy ...

... sometimes he just won't let me work. I don't mind because he's so cute, I just want to snuggle and play with him. Anyway, then I work a couple hours every night and always do work on the weekends. I'm going to go back to work in August, so I think working on this schedule for the next two weeks is a good idea.

Here are my thoughts for the next two weeks:

• 5:00 wake up and feed baby


• 5:30 put baby back to bed and shower


• 6:00 eat breakfast and work until Nathan's really up (usually about 7:00)


• 7:00 feed and play with Nathan, clean up kitchen, perhaps inhale a cup of (decaf) coffee


• 8:00 put Nathan on the floor (where he'll complain loudly about not being able to move forward) and work


• 9:30 put Nathan down for morning nap and work


• 11:30 feed Nathan and eat lunch


• 12:00 take half-hour walk (weather permitting)


• 12:30 put Nathan on the floor (again with the loud complaints) and work


• 1:30 put Nathan down for a nap (this is really a never-ending process ... and he really naps for 10-30 minutes at a time)


• 3:00 done working!! Play with baby or take my own nap (Hah!)


• 4:00 take a walk


• 5:00 start dinner


• 7:30 wash Nathan up and get him ready for bed


• 9:00 work for an hour plus, so I don't feel so pressured the next day

This is my "Grand Plan", and I'm very skeptical about it working, but I'm gonna give it a try. Any of you working-outside-of-the-home moms out there, please feel to let me know what tactics you used to get ready to go back to work. Looking at these bullets, I think Nathan and I could use all of the help we can get.