上班族妈咪的日记

Saturday 5 April 2007

We are nearly at the end of the Easter holidays, which seem to have gone on for ever and my other half is now in the process of cleaning the house to get rid of sticky finger marks, dirty footprints and half-eaten Easter eggs that are just way too tempting within 1)eyeshot. We have managed to 2)juggle the kids with the wonderful flexibility that both of us have of being able to work from home. What would we have done without computers and the internet. I do all my shopping, book holidays, write this stuff and work on the internet. How would I fill my days otherwise. I might have to actually venture into

supermarkets again with two kids in tow, one who decides to sit down when she cannot be bothered. All the stress of kids demanding chocolate and the latest DVD are over with the touch of a few buttons and my existing favourite items list.

What are we going to be like in ten or even five years? There may come a point where all the shops go online. That is rather a scary thought, especially when I think of giving up on the

coffee shops that accompany most shopping

centres. However, in the meantime, it serves us well and enables us to do all sorts of things we could never have done before like spending more time with the kids. It has been great setting my alarm at 5:30 so I can get some work done before they wake up! Anyway back to normality next week with a return to school. And I will return to the relative peace of the office and a chance to grab a really nice coffee without having the risk of flying Barbies aimed at your cup.

Tuesday 28 August 2007

We have just come back from holiday and for the first time left our two kids down in 3)Dorset with Nanny and Grandad. Do you know what? I am really missing my two little darlings. I keep getting 4)text message pictures of them playing on the beach and arm in arm with each other. My little daughter told me she missed me on the phone last night for the first time. It brought a tear to my eye.

But then this morning, when we woke up to the sound of the alarm and not “Mommy”, being repeated

ever so slightly louder each time and with ever

increasing pitch, it was actually quite nice. I managed to have a peaceful breakfast without having to sort out 5)petty 6)squabbles and was seated at the computer

by 8:30 doing this. Sometimes it is nice to have a bit of peace…until the next text arrives or I switch on the TV to see a loving family all cradled together. Better get loads of tissues ready!

Thursday 4 October 2007

Well it is October already and I don’t know about you but this weather is just knocking me out. I don’t know whether to wear my scarf or my new 7)slinky little top.Even my little girl is running around with a runny nose and a T-shirt. I can’t

decide whether to cover her up or cool her down. No doubt I will be wrong on either account depending upon which health professional you talk to.

It does raise the issue, however, what do we do for the best. We work to provide a stable income to house and clothe our kids, even though my kids would probably prefer me to stay at home and knit them some clothes. On the other hand, just watching television bombards you with constant “I want that, I want that, I want that!” Do they ever know when to stop? Once they get what they have wanted for ages, they move on to something else. You just have to read one book about 8)Horrid Henry to find that out.

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But kids can give you a great inspiration for selling techniques for your own business.How often do we or 9)more often than not, lovely Nanny or Grandad give in? They are born to sell to you, these 10)pesky little creatures. They just have to either: go on and on until you give up or think of perfectly valid reasons why they need those new 11trainers.

My seven year old son did the most elaborate business plan recently for having a new computer game, Worms. He put together three of his old games, told his dad they could both appreciate the product (win:win) and then even predicted when the best time for purchase would be and how the additional funds could be found from future pocket money cash flows. What a brilliant mind. Perhaps we all need to ask our kids about future business planning and it may even be cheaper than a business consultant!

2007年4月5日 星期六

我们的复活节假期就快过完了，然而感觉上似乎永无尽头。现在，我老公正忙着搞卫生，抹掉那些粘乎乎的手指印、脏兮兮的脚印和扔掉那些只吃了一半的复活节彩蛋――它们实在太碍眼了。我们俩可以在家远程工作，灵活方便，总算能兼顾工作和照顾小孩。如果没有电脑和互联网，我们真不知道该怎么办。要知道什么东西我都在网上买，预订度假的机票食宿啊，写这些日记啊，甚至工作，我都在网上完成。如果没有互联网，我的日子可难熬了。我可能又要亲自出马到超市购物，拉扯着两个孩子，其中一个还可能嫌烦，一屁股坐在地上不起来。然而现在我只要点击几个按钮和一些收藏好的物品清单，就可以轻松满足孩子们的需求，不用怕他们吵着要巧克力和最新的DVD了。

再过十年，甚至五年，我们会变成怎样呢？结果可能是所有的商店都开在了网上。这种想法可真够吓人的，尤其当我一想到可能无法再光顾那些许多购物中心都附设的咖啡店时，我就觉得更加不安。但是同时，互联网为我们提供了许多便利服务，使我们能够做各种以前无法做到的事情，比如说挤出多点时间陪陪孩子。把闹钟设置到五点半响，赶在孩子们醒来之前处理一些事务，这可是一种不错的方法！总之下个星期一切都会恢复正常，孩子们都要上学去。我呢，就会回到办公室，相对安宁些，还可以好好地喝一杯美味的咖啡，而不用担心咖啡杯会成为靶子，给飞来的芭比娃娃砸中。

2007年8月28日 星期二

我们刚刚度假回来，这是我们第一次把两个孩子留给住在多西特的公公婆婆带。你知道吗？我真的很想念我的两个心肝宝贝。我不断地收到他们在海边玩和挽着手臂的短信图片。昨天晚上，我的小女儿第一次在电话里说很想我。我感动得热泪盈眶。

平时早上，孩子们都用逐渐升高的声量和音调重复地喊着“妈咪”，把我们给吵醒，然而，今天早上是闹钟唤醒我们的，这种感觉还真不错。我还安安静静地享用了早餐，不用像平时那样调解小争吵，然后八点半时我坐在电脑前写着这篇日记。有时候，能有一丝宁静真好……直到又收到新的文字图片或者我打开电视机看见一家人幸福地抱在一起。最好准备几盒纸巾给我！

2007年10月4日 星期四

已经到十月份了，不知道你们怎么想，反正这种天气总是把我打败。我不知道戴上围巾好呢，还是穿上新买的紧身短上衣好。连我的小女儿也是穿着T恤，流着鼻涕到处跑。我不知道要给她多穿点呢，还是让她穿得清凉些。毫无疑问，其中一种做法是错的，至于是哪一种，这要取决于你看哪个保健医生了。

然而，这带出了一个问题：我们该怎样做才最好。为了使孩子们有屋可居、有衣可穿，我们外出工作以维持稳定的收入，但孩子们可能更希望我待在家里给他们织毛衣。另一方面，看电视时他们总是在旁边不停嚷着：“我要看那个，我要看那个，我要看那个！”他们什么时候才知道停下来？一得到渴望已久的东西，他们又立即瞄上其他目标了。你得找那本《讨厌鬼亨利》的书看看，去了解了解。

但是孩子们很能启发你的灵感，让你学到推销自己产品的最佳技巧。我们做父母的，或者更多是那些慈祥的爷爷奶奶，有哪次不给孩子们说服的？这些讨厌的小家伙天生就是向你强买强卖的料。他们要么不断地缠着你直到你投降，要么想出绝佳的理由告诉你为什么他们要买那些新的运动鞋。

最近，我那七岁的儿子为了得到一款新出的电脑游戏《百战天虫》，居然设计出了一个最精密的商业计划。他摆出他的三款旧游戏，对他爸说他们可以一起享用这些产品――父子俩双赢――然后甚至预测什么时候是最佳的购买时机，如何通过流转未来的零用钱来获得额外的资金。多机灵的小脑瓜呀！也许我们都应该向我们的孩子咨询关于未来的商业计划，那可比咨询商业顾问便宜多了！

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