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As we entered our ninth month of working at home due to Covid-19, I wanted to share my experience as a mom and professional, getting through this change to our typical day to day lives.<\/strong> I want to start by saying that I am grateful that I am employed and have a job that I can continue to do from home, which, unfortunately for some, was not an option. Without getting on my soap box, I will keep it short and honest about my experience these past months. This transition has been by far the most frustrating transition with my beautiful 2-year-old boy Santana, period!<\/p>\n

Like anyone who works in an office, you develop a routine.<\/strong> I’m going to just speak on my morning routine, which looked like the following before the pandemic; get up, get dressed, get my son dressed, drop him off at his grandmother’s house, and do my cardio (which is power-walking up a hill to the train, praying I catch it.) I say power walk but probably borderline jogging! I used to do my cardio every day before arriving at the office.<\/p>\n

After catching up with others on my unit, I really miss that moment when you sit down with your coffee (personally, it’s iced coffee or tea for me) where you just relax and take a moment before starting the actual busy workday<\/strong>. Before I go further, I want to say that I love my son Santana and how he has become my personal alarm clock, but that moment with my iced coffee has, unfortunately, disappeared and turned into a 1 pm mini power nap.<\/p>\n

Please do not ask me at what point I do my work; believe me, it gets done.<\/strong> Maybe not during your typical office hours, but I am getting the job done to the best of my ability. Lucky for me, my cardio routine has not been lost. My son has turned my 5-minute run-to-the-train cardio into a five-hour workout- and I’m not making this up. I am moving from when my ‘personal alarm clock’ wakes me up to the time I hit the snooze button on him at his nap time. This ‘terrible twos stage’ is real, but I get it. He is finding his independence, is full of energy, and simply wants to explore (and destroy) everything.<\/p>\n

Overall, I am adjusting to our work at home situation and have pretty much accepted that my peaceful mornings are now peaceful afternoons, which I truly appreciate.<\/strong> I am still figuring out a routine that balances my work life with taking good care of my two-year-old son. I realize that I cannot beat myself up, and I work with an awesome team that has been incredibly supportive whether work-related or with personal challenges.<\/p>\n

One lesson learned through all of this is to be able to adapt to change.<\/strong> Besides caring for my son during the pandemic, I have also lost two family members and continue to care for other family members. Over these nine months, I have felt the stress and frustration of being overwhelmed, but I\u2019ve realized it’s me fighting the change versus trying to figure out how to make this change work for me.<\/em><\/p>\n

Lastly and most importantly, I am grateful and blessed to say, Good Morning Santana!<\/p>\n

If you are a parent needing support or guidance, please visit our Family Resources section<\/a> and our Youth & Adolescent resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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