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Jane is an assistant professor in a computing field, and a new mother. Join her as she navigates the tenure track, deals with gender issues, figures out how to be a parent, and tries to have some semblance of a life.

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Weekend by the numbers

Category: motherhoodwork-life balance
Posted on: April 28, 2008 12:34 AM, by Jane

A numerical synopsis of my weekend:

Number of sick babies in household: 1
Doses of Tylenol administered: 6
Amount of vomit cleaned up: 1 metric ton
Amount of baby snot/drool/various secretions on clothing: 3 pounds
Number of outings canceled: 3

Loads of laundry done: 1
Loads of laundry typically done on a "normal" weekend: 5
Net laundry: -4

Hours of work done Saturday: 1.5 (yeah, I know, this violates the whole Saturdays off thing)
Hours of work done Sunday: 8
Percentage of work that needed to be done that was completed: 90%
Stress level (1-10 scale): 10 at start of day, 3 now that I know that I won't have to stay up til all hours
Fights picked with Mr. Jane due to stress levels: 1 billion

Number of workouts accomplished: 0 (boo)
Number of meals/desserts that came from Cooking Light recipes: 2
Number of takeout meals ordered: 1
Minutes spent in actual conversation with Mr. Jane: 10
Hours spent watching the NFL draft: 3.5

Number of days til next substantive post: 1 (I promise!)

Comments

I guess everything would have been easier with one less sick baby in the house... Hope Baby Jane feels better now.

Posted by: stepwise girl | April 28, 2008 2:46 AM

The pregnancy books never tell you about THIS part. You're amazing for having gotten 90% done!

May no one else get the bug...

Posted by: Michelle | April 29, 2008 7:15 AM

Boo! I hope Baby Jane is feeling better and that you can recover from the weekend quickly!

Posted by: ScienceMama | April 29, 2008 4:10 PM

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