Fatherhood and work

Friday couldn’t have come sooner this week. With the short week, just simply have not had much time to get caught up on anything. I’ve got a big block Friday after lunch to try to grind through my checklist and get into a good spot going into the weekend.

With a kid, I just simply do not have the hours in the day to catch-up on a lot of things anymore. My evenings are now strict times I need to be home to start taking care of Colin and then putting him to bed. There’s no more - “I’m going to have to work through the evening” type calls.

So far I’ve had to start my days a bit earlier now. I wake up at 5:30/6. Get ready, feed Colin at 7, and then pass him off to Sophia at 7:30 and head into the office. On most evenings, I need to be logged off and on my way home by 5 or 5:30pm to take over.

Of course, spending time with Colin is top priority so I’m happy to do it, but I am increasingly having to find time elsewhere to catch-up. That’s Friday afternoons and the weekends unfortunately.