i don't know how you do it.

i hate feeling like a bad mom. hate it. probably obsess over it, actually. and yes, i admit, i am critical. of myself and others. now, that being said, i plop my kids in front of the tv so i can get some chores done or so i can shower- and i'm ok with that occasionally, realizing that it's a necessary thing- and i don't think that makes me (or you!) a bad mom.
but i don't know how those of you moms working full time and raising families do it. honestly, i don't. especially those of you moms working from home. i don't work full time- but i do work part time and it's mostly from home. it is so hard sometimes to balance between getting work done and being mom. i typically stay up late to get things done or try to work during naptime, but really, sometimes i have other things i want to do during that time. last night, for example, instead of reading the jen lancaster book i picked up a couple weeks ago (and it's fantastic, and not very long- i should have had it read by now!) i had some work that really just needed to get done. and today i'm doing laundry and cleaning the disaster area that i call home. but in between loads of laundry and the dishes and floors, i like to keep up with the emails i receive so that i don't suddenly have 50 messages that need responses.
mady's asleep for her morning nap and charlotte and i have been playing. i realize that she needs that one on one attention and that she thrives on it. but it's so much easier for me to get work done when mady's asleep. so. much. easier. so i stopped playing with charlotte to catch up on some things and totally snapped at her when she kept bugging me to read a book. ugh. bad mommy award. it's not the first time this has happened and i'm certain it won't be the last- but geez.
most of the time i think i do a pretty good job at balancing between my part time job and being a mommy, but there are moments like this when i wonder how those moms who work full time (especially from home!!) do it. how do you balance your time between your job and your family?