naptime

January 27th, 2010 Business Matt Falco

It’s amazing what you can get done from one to three o’clock in the afternoon. While the “normal” world goes about their work week routine, another world exists. One where your boss is much shorter than you. One where cartoons are King. You may wonder what am I referring to? Well, if you’re watching a child, you know what I mean.

This world can collide with the normal one, especially when you are your small business.

Here’s a play-by-play of one particular naptime:

I had a small project just go out for bidding.

Put child down for nap.
Look over faxed questions.
Call back contractors, telling them to see sheet blah, blah, blah.
Answer phone calls.
Check on napping child.
Feed cats so they won’t wake napping child.
Answer questions from print shop.
Answer questions from contractors. telling them to see sheet blah, blah, blah.
Coordinate delivering drawings to contractors.
Eat lunch.
Check on napping child.
Stop cats from waking napping child
Finish up answering more questions whose answers could be found on the drawings…
Wrap up as napping child awakes from afternoon slumber.

I try very hard to balance that thin line between scheduling client meetings and scheduling playdates. (Why the two can’t be the same, I’ll never know…)

That is until someone outgrows napping…