Working Mom Life – tonight I was excited to be a guest speaker for a UW Riverfalls Ag Business course on leadership. My slides were all ready, I was logged in early to the zoom meeting, I even warned the hubby to keep the kids out of my office. All good right?
Nope, I get five minutes into the presentation and Victoria (age 4) runs in demanding to talk to ‘my friends’. I apologized, made a work from home joke and kept moving. Thankfully, after a few minutes Nick came in and took her out of my office. All good now right?
Nope, a minute later my computer warns me it’s doing a Microsoft 10 upgrade and my lap top shuts down. Shit. I got this. I logged on from my phone and kept going. Ugh. Now everything is all good right?
Nope, a few minutes later James comes into my office with a poster saying, “Victoria is lost!!!” Crap, really? I keep smiling and presenting mean while thinking where she ran off to. Sam comes in next and announced that he thinks she’s dead somewhere. Not likely, yet still concerning. I keep going but now I’m flying through the slides.
A few minutes later I hear Nick and Victoria. He had taken her with to grab supper – no more crisis. I finish the presentation and calmly stay for student questions as no one is now presumed dead.
Now I need a glass of 🍷.
Next time I chain them all in the basement, including the hubby.
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