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marcerella02 · 03-26-2008, 04:44 PM

THe whole time i've had Lay, i've been a student... so odd hours at school, but i have always spent a good portion of my day with her. Now as part of teacher's college i'm teaching for 4 weeks at a highschool. So it's the real work.. i'm out the door my 7:15 and come home around 4... i lesson plan and mark until ... roughly 7-8 and by that time i'm exhausted and then there's Layla... i feel so horrible that i'm not able to spend all the time that i used to spend with her. My mom has become like Layla's mom because she spends all her day with her. And the time i do have for her i'm so tired. I hate complaining because i know tons of you do it all day every day, but for me it is new and i'm feeling so guilty. Luckily this summer i am working for my parents so i will get to see Lay all day every day, but then in september i'm hoping to get a job *sigh* i just dont' want her to feel like i dont' care or i have no energy for her, or she isn't important. there sure is a lot of guilt involved in yorkies

flutterby · 03-26-2008, 04:48 PM

I'm still in school and last semester I was home the majority of the time.. This semester I'm gone 10am-4pm... So I guess when I start working its going to be the same as that.. It's not that bad..My bf stays home with them all day but they don't really play with him...

simonandhallie · 03-26-2008, 05:22 PM

I know how you feel Marci. When I first got Simon he was with me ALL the time, he even went to work with me in grad school. It wasn't until he was over 1 that I got this job and had to leave him (he had Hallie by then but still). It is really much harder on you than Layla. It is quite exhausting but they are so good at adapting to new schedules. Layla knows you are her mommy and that you love her very much! It's tough but you will both adjust. When you do spend time with her make sure it's good quality time, which I know you do.

And if all else fails, Simon said he would take her

Yorkie Luv of 3 · 03-26-2008, 05:30 PM

aww,, bless your heart!! I feel for ya,, and another reason I waited til i was OLD (LOL,, its now official,, my birthday was last week,, 55!) and now I finally have Yorkies and can just stay home with em ALL Day Everyday ,, I love it! I'm sure Layla is fine,, and loves every minute you have with her,, and gotta work to take care of her!!

tumismom · 03-26-2008, 05:35 PM

i know how you feel. I just try to spend extra quality time with them on the weekends. And I make sure they get their long walk in the morning with me and also at night. Me and my hubby play with them at night before going to bed also. I know there are days where you are just soo tired and have no energy and those days, i just have them in our bed and snuggle and give kisses. balancing between work and these fur kids can be tough but you just have to make time..

YorkieMom55 · 03-26-2008, 05:39 PM

Marci,

hugs for you. Kim is right, I'm sure it's alot harder on you than it is on Layla. The good thing is that she is used to being with your folks. Really makes you look forward to the weekends & summer, doesn't it? Layla is loved by her whole family and that's the best thing.
We have it ok, when I work out of town, Chuck's in and out during the day & our neighbor has a key and comes over to play or takes them to her house during the day. We're going away without them for 4 days and that will be hard. She's taking the puppy while we're gone.

heatdance · 03-26-2008, 05:53 PM

Hi, ya the guilt thing is terrible. I'm a teacher too but just work 3 days 7-4. My Hubbie is home half day one of the days, one day he comes home at lunch and one day we have a pet sitter. My teenage son lets her out by 2:45 alot of days. I have to discipline myself to walk her when I get home, it's easier now with the light. It is so tiring for sure and hard to adjust to the change. I'll be home with Lola all summer all day and then have to readjust in the fall too. Now that she is 6 months and acting like a teenager, it's really been hard. We are all just doing our best, you still have a good many evening hours to play, once you adjust to your new schedule. It takes awhile to get used to that kind of change! Be patient with yourself.:

YorkieTime07 · 03-26-2008, 06:07 PM

i understand how you feel and on days when i know i will not be home for a few hours I make it a point to get up a little earlier and play with Nathan prior to leaving...lol i more or less try to tire him out and when i put him in his playpen a few minutes before i leave he is knocked out. Sometimes i will come home and will have to wake him up cause he is sleeping..I think its harder on us than them and we just worry more when they are the only fur kid!!!

Judy in Waco · 03-26-2008, 06:20 PM

I also understand how you feel. I am a high school teacher. First, student teaching is intense. It gets a little easier after you've taught for a few years. Things settle down some and you gain confidence. You will find that you're not as tired most of the time.

I live for my weekends and holidays with Gizmo. Luckily, my husband is home full time right now, so that helps. I miss him a lot and I'm sure he misses me during the day, but he's adjusting. The cool thing is that I get a couple of months during the summer, two weeks at Christmas, and a week for spring break. I take full advantage of those times to spoil Gizzy.

marcerella02 · 03-27-2008, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Judy in Waco

I also understand how you feel. I am a high school teacher. First, student teaching is intense. It gets a little easier after you've taught for a few years. Things settle down some and you gain confidence. You will find that you're not as tired most of the time.

I live for my weekends and holidays with Gizmo. Luckily, my husband is home full time right now, so that helps. I miss him a lot and I'm sure he misses me during the day, but he's adjusting. The cool thing is that I get a couple of months during the summer, two weeks at Christmas, and a week for spring break. I take full advantage of those times to spoil Gizzy.

Thanks so much Judy. It is great to hear you aren't AS tired later on.. i come home ready for bed at 7

i know things will be better in the future

i'm already counting down the days until the weekend but i have to spend most of my sunday at a stupid baby shower

jobets5 · 03-27-2008, 03:47 AM

its been a long winter. were ready to get out side more. i,m so glad i can get my joe to to take them for a walk once in a while i tell him there good dogs just waiting for there mom to take them out for there walk. so its nice to have help even a little help breaks up there day but don,t dogs sleep alot anyways

sims822257 · 03-27-2008, 04:48 AM

AWH Marci - I know how you feel too. Sometimes I feel so bad for Murphy and Mia because Hubby and I are out of the house by 8am and home between 5 and 6pm every day. I try to get home some days on my lunch break to give them some attention and let them run around the yard but that does not happen everyday. I just try like heck to walk them on nights I am not BEAT tiered and I make sure I play with them and take them out a lot on the weekends.

I have to agree with what others have said. I think it is harder on us than on our little yorkies. Plus they really do adjust very well to our schedules.

Hugs to you and Miss Layla!!

ellie81 · 03-27-2008, 06:39 AM

ahhh welcome to the club! I know it's hard... but I had to experience this since I got Bengi, so the good thing about that is that I didn't get to see what it is to stay at home with him all day... I miss him

at least I get to see what he's doing from the petcam, which is sleeping and looking out the windows, and that kills me because I know he's waiting for me to come home

cheeselover8481 · 03-27-2008, 06:58 AM

I know how you feel. When my younger sister lived with me it wasn’t that bad cuz she played with her some. Now it’s just me so I have a hard time. I want some time with friends and YT, but at the same time I feel bad for her. I take her on walks every other day for about 1 hour hoping she settles down, but she still wants to play. I also take her to the park on the weekends. Try finding something that will keep her busy while you grade papers. The Everlasting Treatball or the Dental Duo work wonders for us. I don’t feel bad when she’s occupying herself. You both will get used to it. I was stressing at the beginning, but now I don’t stress about it as much.

03-26-2008, 04:44 PM	#1
marcerella02 Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 11,257	for everyone who works... how do you do it? THe whole time i've had Lay, i've been a student... so odd hours at school, but i have always spent a good portion of my day with her. Now as part of teacher's college i'm teaching for 4 weeks at a highschool. So it's the real work.. i'm out the door my 7:15 and come home around 4... i lesson plan and mark until ... roughly 7-8 and by that time i'm exhausted and then there's Layla... i feel so horrible that i'm not able to spend all the time that i used to spend with her. My mom has become like Layla's mom because she spends all her day with her. And the time i do have for her i'm so tired. I hate complaining because i know tons of you do it all day every day, but for me it is new and i'm feeling so guilty. Luckily this summer i am working for my parents so i will get to see Lay all day every day, but then in september i'm hoping to get a job sigh i just dont' want her to feel like i dont' care or i have no energy for her, or she isn't important. there sure is a lot of guilt involved in yorkies __________________ http://misscanam.blogspot.com/ Layla 's Simon

03-26-2008, 04:48 PM	#2
flutterby YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 402	I'm still in school and last semester I was home the majority of the time.. This semester I'm gone 10am-4pm... So I guess when I start working its going to be the same as that.. It's not that bad..My bf stays home with them all day but they don't really play with him... __________________ Kenya - Mommy to Brooklynn , Bailey , Bella (biewer), and Peyton

03-26-2008, 05:30 PM	#4
Yorkie Luv of 3 Ayla now makes it 4!!! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Louisiana(home) & Texas(work) Posts: 1,711	aww,, bless your heart!! I feel for ya,, and another reason I waited til i was OLD (LOL,, its now official,, my birthday was last week,, 55!) and now I finally have Yorkies and can just stay home with em ALL Day Everyday ,, I love it! I'm sure Layla is fine,, and loves every minute you have with her,, and gotta work to take care of her!! __________________ Cricket~Proud Petite Pup! Daisy~Proud TeaPot!! & Trixie ~Texas Girl & Ayla~Cherokee Baby! Yorkies!!! What's Not to Love!

03-26-2008, 05:35 PM	#5
tumismom Owned by Tumi & Gracie Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 2,321	i know how you feel. I just try to spend extra quality time with them on the weekends. And I make sure they get their long walk in the morning with me and also at night. Me and my hubby play with them at night before going to bed also. I know there are days where you are just soo tired and have no energy and those days, i just have them in our bed and snuggle and give kisses. balancing between work and these fur kids can be tough but you just have to make time.. __________________ PROUD MOMMY OF MS.TUMI,MS.TSUBI AND MS.GRACIE! I LOVE MY BABY GIRLS!! PROUD MEMBER OF THE CRAZY CLUB!

03-26-2008, 05:39 PM	#6
YorkieMom55 All Dogs Go To Heaven Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: By The Lake Posts: 2,727	Marci, hugs for you. Kim is right, I'm sure it's alot harder on you than it is on Layla. The good thing is that she is used to being with your folks. Really makes you look forward to the weekends & summer, doesn't it? Layla is loved by her whole family and that's the best thing. We have it ok, when I work out of town, Chuck's in and out during the day & our neighbor has a key and comes over to play or takes them to her house during the day. We're going away without them for 4 days and that will be hard. She's taking the puppy while we're gone. __________________ Jeanie I am @ the Lake Jackson, Maggie, Sunshine, Bailey, Rocky, Emmie & Jack

03-26-2008, 05:22 PM	#3
simonandhallie *I Love My Monkeys!* Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Falling Waters, WV Posts: 11,166	I know how you feel Marci. When I first got Simon he was with me ALL the time, he even went to work with me in grad school. It wasn't until he was over 1 that I got this job and had to leave him (he had Hallie by then but still). It is really much harder on you than Layla. It is quite exhausting but they are so good at adapting to new schedules. Layla knows you are her mommy and that you love her very much! It's tough but you will both adjust. When you do spend time with her make sure it's good quality time, which I know you do. And if all else fails, Simon said he would take her

03-26-2008, 05:53 PM	#7
heatdance Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: mass Posts: 20	Hi, ya the guilt thing is terrible. I'm a teacher too but just work 3 days 7-4. My Hubbie is home half day one of the days, one day he comes home at lunch and one day we have a pet sitter. My teenage son lets her out by 2:45 alot of days. I have to discipline myself to walk her when I get home, it's easier now with the light. It is so tiring for sure and hard to adjust to the change. I'll be home with Lola all summer all day and then have to readjust in the fall too. Now that she is 6 months and acting like a teenager, it's really been hard. We are all just doing our best, you still have a good many evening hours to play, once you adjust to your new schedule. It takes awhile to get used to that kind of change! Be patient with yourself.:

03-26-2008, 06:07 PM	#8
YorkieTime07 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: atlanta, ga Posts: 920	i understand how you feel and on days when i know i will not be home for a few hours I make it a point to get up a little earlier and play with Nathan prior to leaving...lol i more or less try to tire him out and when i put him in his playpen a few minutes before i leave he is knocked out. Sometimes i will come home and will have to wake him up cause he is sleeping..I think its harder on us than them and we just worry more when they are the only fur kid!!! __________________ Nathan has a crush on Tatum!!!! The Gentlemens' Club is on the Run!! We're gonna Rock YT with some Fun!!!

03-26-2008, 06:20 PM	#9
Judy in Waco Gizzy & Kandi spoil me Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Waco, Texas Posts: 8,477	I also understand how you feel. I am a high school teacher. First, student teaching is intense. It gets a little easier after you've taught for a few years. Things settle down some and you gain confidence. You will find that you're not as tired most of the time. I live for my weekends and holidays with Gizmo. Luckily, my husband is home full time right now, so that helps. I miss him a lot and I'm sure he misses me during the day, but he's adjusting. The cool thing is that I get a couple of months during the summer, two weeks at Christmas, and a week for spring break. I take full advantage of those times to spoil Gizzy. __________________ The fullness of our heart is expressed in our eyes, in our touch, in what we write, in what we say, in the way we walk, the way we receive, the way we need. -Mother Teresa ( RIP Gizmo 3/9/07-8/18/12)

03-27-2008, 03:47 AM	#11
jobets5 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 21	its been a long winter. were ready to get out side more. i,m so glad i can get my joe to to take them for a walk once in a while i tell him there good dogs just waiting for there mom to take them out for there walk. so its nice to have help even a little help breaks up there day but don,t dogs sleep alot anyways

03-27-2008, 04:48 AM	#12
sims822257 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 3,436	AWH Marci - I know how you feel too. Sometimes I feel so bad for Murphy and Mia because Hubby and I are out of the house by 8am and home between 5 and 6pm every day. I try to get home some days on my lunch break to give them some attention and let them run around the yard but that does not happen everyday. I just try like heck to walk them on nights I am not BEAT tiered and I make sure I play with them and take them out a lot on the weekends. I have to agree with what others have said. I think it is harder on us than on our little yorkies. Plus they really do adjust very well to our schedules. Hugs to you and Miss Layla!! __________________ Caren, mommy to Murphy and Mia Murphy WUVS his girlfriend Trixie

03-27-2008, 06:39 AM	#13
ellie81 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Florida Posts: 5,314 Blog Entries: 1	ahhh welcome to the club! I know it's hard... but I had to experience this since I got Bengi, so the good thing about that is that I didn't get to see what it is to stay at home with him all day... I miss him at least I get to see what he's doing from the petcam, which is sleeping and looking out the windows, and that kills me because I know he's waiting for me to come home __________________ Ellie and Bengi Bengi Is Home!!! - http://youtu.be/8OKv35pk5Pk

03-27-2008, 06:58 AM	#14
cheeselover8481 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: knoxville Posts: 1,537	I know how you feel. When my younger sister lived with me it wasn’t that bad cuz she played with her some. Now it’s just me so I have a hard time. I want some time with friends and YT, but at the same time I feel bad for her. I take her on walks every other day for about 1 hour hoping she settles down, but she still wants to play. I also take her to the park on the weekends. Try finding something that will keep her busy while you grade papers. The Everlasting Treatball or the Dental Duo work wonders for us. I don’t feel bad when she’s occupying herself. You both will get used to it. I was stressing at the beginning, but now I don’t stress about it as much.