How to Get Work Done When You're Home With a Baby

I wont sugarcoat this.

Trying to work while taking care of a baby is usually a mess.

You cant formulate coherent thoughts.

You feel like you have two different bosses in two different worldsand one of them keeps begging for milk.

Order in lunch, fire up Slack, and plan your afternoon shower.

Its Work From Home Week!

That said, sometimes, you have to work.

And sometimes, you get antsy andwantto work.

Its possible to get stuff done as long as you have low expectations and a plan.

Heres how to make one.

There is no more time for that.

A napping baby is a ticking time bomb and youve got to work fast.

it’s possible for you to catch up on everything else later.

Ask yourself: Do you want to be known for your work or for your swift email responses?

Binge Work on Massive Projects

Cheryl Strayed wroteWildwhile her two kids were very young.

Scheduling stretches of time to binge-workeven if this time is rarelets you fully focus without interruptions.

Its a thing: Babies crywhen the person holding them sits down.

(This always frustrated me to no endWhydo you hate gravity, child?)

Or, walk and work with a setup like this one byartist Lenka Clayton.

With a baby, your hands are always tied.

you’ve got the option to also record notes using the Apple Watch.

Bonus: Your baby needsto hear a ton of words each day, anyway.

Thats when you terminate the laptop, cuddle your baby and let surviving be a win.

It will get better, and it will get worse, and then better again.

Accept this stage of sweet disarray for what it is.

Pretty soon, your baby will turn into a mobile toddlerand good luck gettinganywork done then.