work less hours

Ideally at some point I’d like to cut down to 30 hours a week, giving me more time to produce and sell art. If I could do this within the next 18 months it’d be awesome.

Well as of next week I am dropping down from 37.5 hours to 27.5 hours! Mon-Weds 9-5 Thursday finish at 2pm and every Friday off!!!! Hooray!! I’m aware I will lose money but I think the fact I won’t be overcompensating for my stressed out life means it won’t be as big a loss as i think. Being a nurse I can also decide to do flex-hours on an agency later on. I am hoping to spend these extra hours investing more time spent with family and friends, getting chores done ahead of the weekend and achieving my writing goals! I’m sooo excited about this! I feel more in control of my life already and am sure I will be a mucher nicer person to be around, less stressed and more effective in my job.Not to mention a better wife and step-parent!!

I need to work less hours so I have more free time to spend with my boyfriend and our puppies. Right now I get home from work about 6:30. By the time I make dinner, do dishes, laundry, and bills, it’s going on 10:30 and I crash. This doesn’t leave much time for anything else! I work Saturdays too…..

I usually work over 50 hours every week and it takes away from a lot of things that I like to do.

this is not the problem that needs to be attacked, its that my mind is still at work when im not. Ill close this one

After much internal debate, I am not going to pursue this goal at this time. I worked 32 hours/week when Sonny was first born and it didn’t work for me. I would spend more than 8 extra hours at home working and not getting paid. (Overachiever syndrome and the nature of the work I do.) After spending time with my calculator, working one less day per week would make me lose $10,000/year and I’d save less than $2,000/year in daycare costs. Not too mention my 401k match would go down and I’d get less paid time off days. With my large federal student loan debt, I can’t justify the fiscal irresponsibility. I want to be able to pay for my son’s college without still paying for my Master’s Degree.
I want to accept this decision and not feel the guilt and pressure that comes along with telling people that I am a full-time working mother. I will reevaluate this when any significant life changes occur.

Did leave a bit early on friday and did not work in the weekend. Did +1.5h yesterday and full day today.

I have a afternoon meeting tomorrow away from the office and hopefully it will end early and give me a chance to cut the day short.

rather than -5 on flex its so far +5h this week. I will arive late tomorrow and leave early. I need to.

I have had friday and monday off from work, have checked the workmail a few times, perhaps i’ve spent 30 minutes in total on work since thursday.

I have next friday off also. I will try to flex out 5 hours until then.

I will apply for 1-2 days off next month around easter.

Did leave 15 minutes early today, gosh!