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Uh oh, we're at week two now, in what sounds like a very similar situation. I was hoping I could do a decent amount of work by 4-6 weeks. 12+ weeks of feeling c

• Calamitous 16y ago
  It does get better. I went through the same thing about two years ago, and I'm about to do it again this coming January, so I guess I didn't learn my lesson. It's totally worth it, though. :)
• petercooper 16y ago
  Ah, but the reason three months passes is because it goes by so quickly. It's weird. When you're dealing with a screaming, projectile crapping baby at 3 weeks old, it feels like time is going by at a snail's pace. When you look back in a few months' time, it'll seem like yesterday. Anyway, if you're able to "separate" from most of the responsibilities, things will be a lot easier. I'm a bit of a sucker for not being seen to be doing my equal share so I kept getting sucked in to menial work, but if you can work away from the home or in a dedicated place and separate your work life from home life, it'd probably be a lot easier than it was for me.
• axod 16y ago
  It's pretty fun though. You get a lot more time when you're forced to just think. Which means when you do get a spare moment to work, you're pretty efficient because you've already worked everything out in your head... That was my experience anyway :)