Brilliant article. You might like this quote from a British writer James Marriott: “ Every chief executive, start-up founder and LinkedIn wannabe boasts of feats of industry. Tech types discussing their productivity regimes always leave me yearning for a Monty Python Four Californians sketch (“Call that work? I get up before I go to bed, send emails in my sleep, refresh myself with a 3am ultra marathon…”)
I live solo and still feel like I would not be able to do this! Well, I would not even try, honestly.
It is impressive how much you have accomplished with three kids. My sister has three as well, and I have witnessed all the things a mother needs to do in a day. Let alone the fact that something would literally come up out of nowhere every day, either in school or home, so aside from juggling too many things, you also need to be prepared for unexpected situations. That is a lot!
Thanks, Mira; I AM proud of myself. Raising kids without any help (except my hubby, who in Serbia and here has always worked so long hours) is a huge challenge. But it also forced me to become better organised and optimise my days. That's why I get so annoyed when someone tries to sell the story that is not sustainable (except if you're young, white, well off man) :)
Brilliant article. You might like this quote from a British writer James Marriott: “ Every chief executive, start-up founder and LinkedIn wannabe boasts of feats of industry. Tech types discussing their productivity regimes always leave me yearning for a Monty Python Four Californians sketch (“Call that work? I get up before I go to bed, send emails in my sleep, refresh myself with a 3am ultra marathon…”)
I live solo and still feel like I would not be able to do this! Well, I would not even try, honestly.
It is impressive how much you have accomplished with three kids. My sister has three as well, and I have witnessed all the things a mother needs to do in a day. Let alone the fact that something would literally come up out of nowhere every day, either in school or home, so aside from juggling too many things, you also need to be prepared for unexpected situations. That is a lot!
Thanks, Mira; I AM proud of myself. Raising kids without any help (except my hubby, who in Serbia and here has always worked so long hours) is a huge challenge. But it also forced me to become better organised and optimise my days. That's why I get so annoyed when someone tries to sell the story that is not sustainable (except if you're young, white, well off man) :)
….and then we have to wonder about the “blue zone” people. These bluish blokes ain’t jumping into no ice water at 0:dark-thirty every morning…
—No! They get up, clean up, work at a leisurely pace, walk to the market, garden, eat what they grow…
Hyper-productive or Hyper-chill….
I choose chill….as soon as I can afford it 😂