Re: Juggling Act

[Tim Altom <taltom -at- IQUEST -dot- NET>]

At 01:58 PM 6/9/97 -0400, you wrote:
>I understand where you are. I am a contractor who typically works too much.
>I work only offsite, in my home office. I have not 1 or 2, but 5 kids aged
>11 months to 8 years old (one set of twins aged 3 and an almost five year
>old). We have in-home child care every day so that I can work. My husband is
>a trader who works nights so he gets to spend some of his day with the kids.
>It may sound funny, but my husband and I actually have to plan times when we
>can be together alone. We try for an hour a day, but it usually only works a
>few times a week. We hope that within a few years, I will only be working
>part time so that we both can settle down a little and actually enjoy those
>little things more.
>
>Talk to me anytime.
>
>Nina

Good heavens, Nina...just when I think I've got it rough with tattered
shoes, along comes somebody with tattered feet. You have my heartfelt
sympathies. Unlike me, who just essentially has me to think about, making
changes in your life would involve lots of other people and massive shifts.
Ouch.

Tim Altom
Vice President, Simply Written, Inc.
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