Okay, so the first thing that I am going to have to do is get a desk. I had thought that I would just work at the kitchen table - after all, it's only about 2 hours a day of work - but I am going to totally lose it if I don't have an area where I can spread out a little and leave my work where I can easily get to it.

One of the things that I promised to do in exchange for the relatively small time commitment - they're paying me for 15 hours a week whether I end up hitting that full 15 or not - is to answer the phones from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. I figured it wouldn't be that big a deal - I'd basically just answer the phone, scribble down a message and send those messages to my boss via email. And that is all there is to it, but it just takes a little more work - and there are a lot more phone interruptions - than I had expected. I am so afraid that I will lose a note that I take in the car, or while I'm feeding Jake lunch, or something before I get it into the computer and on its way.

One thing to be sure to ask Landers (that's my boss) this Wednesday: Can I send him all messages once every 30-60 minutes rather than as soon as they come in? Right now I am just peppering him with emails and it's taking up a lot more time than I thought and it feels kind of disorganized.

I'm pretty proud of myself. I think I did a good job today, and I was basically done with all scheduling by the time Addie made it home at 2:30. I met her at the bus, then just had a few more things to handle while she ate her snack before I got to hang out with her and go over her homework.
I definitely think this is going to work.