Work and productivity

nhermie · August 2011

Any other working mommas to be out there not getting diddly squat done at work? I've only got baby on the brain and feel like I should be at home getting things ready (its actually pretty much all done and ready for baby). Mainly though I just sit here and feel babies feet and rub my belly....or just sit here and feel absolutely MISERABLE. My work is pretty flexible so all I want to do is go home

Jcraul · August 2011

Amen!

I texted DH this morning (he leaves before i do) and asked if I could stay home because none of my work attire fits! He said, "NO!" so I hauled my big PG butt in here.

I managed to push through some paperwork but the last hour has been tough. I'd rather be running the vaccum at home or finishing up on LO's laundry.

casey820 · August 2011

You read my mind... I get less and less done each week I'm here. The girls I work with convinced me yesterday that I might have been in labor so off I went to L&D only to be sent home after a few hours. I can't focus, can't stop thinking about babies, and feel so defeated after yesterday. I just keep taking walks around my building.

ar78 · August 2011

This is me right now ;( I have 9 tests to grade and I have made no progress! I have about a week of rest after tomorrow before the school year begins and I am SO NOT MOTIVATED!

ermaderma · August 2011

ME! This is my last week of working in the office (I'll be working from home until I deliver), so I really have no motivation to so anything! Plus it is the end of the month and I am already at quota, lol! I'm just taking care of loose ends on my accounts and preparing notes for my boss since he will take over when I'm gone. That, and obsess over every little movement or BH! I'm terrified something will happen while I'm at work!

spauhn18 · August 2011

ME! I have things to do but would soo much rather be at home finishing organizing her bedroom. I feel like there is so much I want to get done at the house and am just wasting my time here at work. Bored and sick of walking the long walk to the bathroom here every 10 minutes...

whalen_sa · August 2011

I am right there with you ladies. I have NO desire to be here. I just know that there is a few more things I need to organize before I leave here. The guy that will be doing some of my work while I am gone is actually leaving Wednesday to get married this weekend and will be on his honeymoon until the 17th. So my boss is freaking out which makes the office crazy! I have an appt today at 4:30 but I told them it was at 3:15 so I can leave a little early(I work about 45mins-1hr from the hospital) I plan on leaving at 2:15-2:30 and swinging by my dads to rest real quick. His house is on the way. I feel bad lying, but I got 45 mins sleep last night and don't know how much longer I can be here.

IrishGal002 · August 2011

I have not been productive at work at all for the past few weeks. I am not planning on working past my due date - so I am in big countdown mode. I count days till EDD & days left in the office. I have an employee who is PG so i try to set a good example and pretend I am working at least!

solsburyhill · August 2011

Yup! And I've done a lot of "just in case" labor prep so really I could leave at the drop of a hat and they'd be fine here without me. I feel like I'm doing a lot of sitting around doing nothing these days!

SusieBW · August 2011

I've been spending the past week or so wrapping everything up, and it's all pretty well wrapped at this point. So I don't even have a ton of stuff to work on anymore. But still, I would rather keep coming in and making up stuff to work on than waste my leave time before baby girl gets here.

Ms5586 · August 2011

I definitely don't feel as productive as usual. I have a rather relaxed environment at work, and DH is in the same building, which is probably why I'm still getting up and coming every day (easier to be at work and together, than home and separated...that's when the earthquake hit last week! Showed me to not stay home without him lol). Getting dressed sucks, I'm sick of the 3-4 shirts, 1 skirt, and 1 pair of capris that I'm comfortable in.

I could be getting so much more done at home....

MrsChamp11 · August 2011

I am not very productive right now. Yesterday was my last customer visit. I drove 1 1/2 hours there, 3 hours of training, and 1 1/2 hours back. That was enough for me! I am working from home now until baby gets here. I have been having lots of cramps and irregular contractions, so hopefully baby arrives soon. I am just spending my time getting everything ready for when I am out on leave. I am in sales and made my quota for the month and my quota for the quarter, so I am really happy to have that done and be able to leave on a high note!

lanoed · August 2011

i'm with you! i only have 15 days left til maternity leave but honestly i may as well have already started for the amount of work i'm getting done. i've been doing bare minimum really just preparing everyone else for when i'll be gone. with all of the "oh my you look so tired" comments i've been getting i'm hoping i'll get some sympathy and be sent home early today. guess i should be thankful to have a job and healthcare though!

shelley1002 · August 2011

I am still working and getting a lot done. I think it's because I am stressed/terrified I will go into labor more than a week early and won't have all my coverage trained and then will come back to a HUGE mess or get a few phone calls while I am on leave. I should have all the coverage training done by next Tuesday and this little guy can feel free to arrive anytime after the 9th.

manda26 · August 2011

this is my second week on ML but I definitely felt this way before I left!! I had to concentrate SO HARD to make sure to get everything in order for those handling my responsibilities but I just wanted to do baby things. Now that I'm on ML I don't want to do anything at all but wait for labor to start

BlueEyedBoyMeetsABrownEyedGirl · August 2011

"Work and productivity"...who knew those words could be used in the same sentence in the last month of pregnancy!! Surely not me. I admire all of you ladies who are still busting your tails at work. Personally, I am counting down the business days until I can check out for my maternity leave @ 38 weeks. My boss continues to pile work on top of me instead of letting me focus on transitioning things and preparing my coverage. She's a real peach.

KatKan · August 2011

ME! And the worst part is I have a certification exam tomorrow for work that I've had ZERO motivation to study for. It's hitting me now how embarrassing it's going to be if I dont pass. I may try to cram tonight but it's kind of a moot point by now- I should have been studying All summer.

iahlgren · August 2011

I freelance and mostly work from home, so I've been trying to wrap up loose ends for various editors. I may have to revise some articles, but I don't plan on taking on any new projects between now and my due date. Also, I help out part-time at my old office. I've let them know that I can only do it a couple afternoons a week and that next week will probably be the last one where I feel up to going in.

Like most of you, I'm having tons of trouble focusing and getting things done. Also, I have started having some contractions, and today I found out that I'm already dilated 1 cm. Not like that means much, but it does put a flame under my butt to want to get unfinished baby stuff done!

sarjer0829 · August 2011

I hear ya! I have no desire to do ANYTHING! I'm so uncomfortable sitting in my cube all day and basically all I do is continue to wear down the carpet on my path to the bathroom. These next 7 days can't go fast enough!

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