One of my reasons for asking all this:

When I was in the army I worked about 4 12-hour shifts per week. This was away from home at the base of course. Now, I do much of my work from my home and go to meetings that I schedule myself (i.e. I run my own schedule to some degree and can involve my family).

The struggle I am having is this: I have greater opportunities to be with my family, but also I have no office that is out of the house.... which means that often the kids run into my office and distrub any studying that I do.



So, I have great blessings but challenges as well. I can spend more time with family, but also I have a challenge of keeping them away from me when I need solitude and study time. I am always struggling to keep my office door closed so I can work at home, or when the baby bumps into stuff I always end up leaving my work and going to check on the Little Sweety.


So...that is the situation that is prompting my question. How to balance home and work life. Kicking one's kids out during "Work Hours" while in one's own home is a hard thing and I feel a bit guilty about this, but also need some boundaries and time to think and type.

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