I’m not in a good space at the moment.
Connor’s tantrums are getting me down. I can’t handle them, and I think they’re only getting worse because I’m spending less time at home.
No matter what I do, I can’t seem to get out of the house before 7:30am. I get up at 5:30 for crying out aloud!! This morning I actually nearly left Connor at home because he wouldn’t get dressed – he only got dressed when I walked out the house and packed the car 
He’s driving me NUTS!
And don’t dare say I must get up earlier… I’m only getting to sleep after 11pm because of my photo editing at the moment. Partly because flucking stupid PS won’t convert my photos from RAW to JPG at 300 dpi no matter what I do, so I’ve had to redo ALL the photos I’ve taken lately!!! It’s converting them at 240dpi which isn’t high enough for printing and enlarging.
And this office astounds me!! I can’t believe the clock watching that happens in that corner of the office… it happens nowhere else in the building. It’s seriously frowned upon to leave before 5pm (apart from the select few who seem to be able to pick and choose when they want to be in the office without any problem). As a result… I’m only getting home close to 7pm!! And then I have to cook and get the kids to bed!
It’s MAD! I’m not actually sure how much more of this I can handle. I love what I do, but this traffic and time crap is seriously not worth it at the moment.
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BirthBuddy
Hugs, sounds rough J… hope something gives soon…
Louisa
That sounds like a really rough and frustrating day. No wonder you’re tired.
Lindy
I hope things get better w/ Connor soon- don’t they get really really arse-y just before they go good??
Do you have Lightroom? It might be helpful to do the initial tweaking in LR then convert to jpeg and finish it in PS. I know you’ve been saying you have A LOT of photos to process and LR is fantastic for bulk jobs like that. Good luck!
Huckdoll
Oh, Jenty…I hear you loud and clear. There are mornings when I literally cry and beg for the girls to just get dressed. It’s just rush, rush, rush and I don’t get to breathe until 8, sometimes 9 o’clock – then there’s chores if I don’t want to save my housework until the weekend. It’s a never-ending cycle…and the reason I decided to go part-time in June. My fuse just got too short and I was on the version of some sort of explosion. I have a feeling that it might make all the difference in the world to this family.
Hang in there. The answers are in your heart.
Michelle
“Every dark cloud has a silver lining”, it will get better, but you will have to stay calm and be firm. I can truely recommend the book by Dr Christopher Green ” Toddler Taming” well worth a read.
Laura
Oh Jeanette I TOTALLY TOTALLY understand this!!
Those tantrums are a killer! What if you dont force him to get dressed? Take clothes with and ask them at school to change him. I have been known to do that on the odd occasion.
Not ideal but removes stress from your morning and the conflict!
supermom
Lots of hugs. Being a working mom is SO difficult. I would hate to be stuck in traffic the way you guys are
Gilz
I know EXACTLY what you mean.
Janet B
Oh Jeanette – I know exactly where you’re coming from although in our area things aren’t that bad. It’s maddening!
Good luck!
PS Forgotten what those temper tantrums are like!
Elaine
J, i know it must be hard, but you really need to think about working half day. It may make the world of good for the kids and L
i hope you manage to sort it out soon…
boldly benny
You poor poor thing! I’m not a mom so I can’t give any advice or even try to relate but I’ve seen my sister taking strain especially with my nephew who can give her a rough time.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend and that maybe on mother’s day you get some time out to just exhale – sounds like you are quite an incredible mom xx
angel
Have you heard of 1-2-3 Magic? It worked for me and Damien, and he is impossible… in fact I still use it.