How do you balance work and daily life?

Also Known As: My wife’s JOB: A comedy of errors.

Some of you might recognize the reference to the immortal Robert Heinlein’s work in the title.  For those who don’t, if you are into Sci-Fi or Fantasy, you’ll love the book, which you can find by following the link attached to the image of the cover on the right. It’s a lovely diversion from daily life and I highly recommend it.

As for why I titled this post with a reference to JOB… It’s that life itself has become far stranger than reality television with evil producers who are on a tight budget and losing ratings.  In other words: it’s become a little tiresome for the cast, in this particular case that would be myself and my family.

Every long distance move comes with a slew of challenges. We are aware of these and please let me assure you that I’m not whining about having to get everything ready for a 1,700 mile transition.  I’m more than prepared to make adjustments.  What I’m miffed about is that every single thing we’ve done has come with issues…

The military has had problems completing our paperwork. Our home loan is getting very near to falling through; not because we’re not doing everything we can, but because our lender isn’t talking to anyone, including us. Plans for visitors and last minute get togethers fall through daily, mostly where family is involved and in the midst of all this I’m still trying to get all of the mundane day-to-day things that have to be accomplished on my end completed.

And then there’s work… Which isn’t getting done… But has to be done…

So what do you do when life is stranger than fiction?  Do you fight valiantly onward, forgetting the chaos around you, or do you fold beneath the waves of insanity that come crashing down around you?  Do you tackle one project at-a-time, working steadily towards your goal or do you try to handle everything at once and thus gain a little breathing room?

For me it’s a combination of both methods, depending on the day.  It is a sometimes vain attempt to balance home life, work and parenting with looming deadlines, commitments and other impending calendar dates of doom. I’m not always successful, but I do my best.

What’s your method for dealing with distraction, diversion and chaos?

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