Okay, so over the past weekend, we hit the "big box" discount store and I got a desk! It is certainly not the most beautiful item of furniture I own, but it is fast becoming my favorite item of furniture. At first, I was worried that I would not like the desk because it doesn't have drawers, but it turns out that is a good thing because I used to always lose things when I had the option of shoving them in drawers. For now, I've got the desk in the kids' playroom so that Jake can stay occupied while I'm getting things done. I have to get used to listening to "The Wiggles" while I work.

I had a couple other great ideas too that have made working so much easier:

• I got a huge bulletin board that I put behind my desk. Whenever I take a message, I pin it to the board right away so that once an hour - what Landers and I agreed - and then at the top of the hour I pull everything off of the pin and send Landers an itemized list.
• I have designated times for working throughout the morning. I work an hour and a half - if it's necessary - and another hour right before Addie comes home. I've managed to set up Jake's nap schedule so that he sleeps through the afternoon shift, and since the other time slot is fairly early in the day, he is usually pretty happy to watch the Wiggles or play quietly on the floor, so far.
• I've got a separate voice mail for work. All work calls go to my cell phone, and if I cannot answer, they go to my voicemail. Landers said that he would prefer that I answer the phone in person, but as long as it's not more than two or three missed calls a day, it's not a big deal. Just to make sure that he gets the information on time. I'm trying to be careful not to abuse that, but it does make things a whole lot easier.