Working at Home

Since I lost my job I've been freelancing to bring in money. Mostly, I work from home. Clearly, this is not going to work long-term. Today, BG came up to me and said, "Daddy, come to the porch" and looked at me with her big ol' eyes.

So I went to the porch, where she was with the babysitter, reading books.

She patted the couch next to her and said, "Sit daddy. Read books!"

So I sat down and read to her until she got tired of it and decided she wanted to go to the park.

I will never, ever regret putting aside my work to sit and read her a book (or 10, as was the case today).

But at some point, I have to do work to pay the bills, so I'm going to have to find another place to do it, at least for a few hours a day. Because if she wants me to play, I'll never be able to look at her and say, "Not now, I have to work." Never.