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I structure my hours around Sophia’s schedule: I stay at home mornings while she naps, I get the house in shape and take care of whatever number of animals we have in residence at the moment (last summer I raised a litter of ten pups). I get to the office around noon and meet my husband for lunch. Then we work in the office all afternoon. At around 5:00 p.m. or so, I go home and prepare dinner. If there is a lot of work, we both go back to the office in the evening, and work til whenever it gets done. We rarely leave before midnight. There are no week ends: the days all blend together. This schedule works out very well. Now Sophia stays with her sitter for two afternoons a week and, of course, I can get much more accomplished even though I miss her terribly. The problem with attempting any degree of Super womanhood is that there is no definition of what comprises enough accomplishment... you can always do a little more and try a little harder. Things are always at their limit and when you live your life that way, you have to learn to expect catastrophe at any moment, and know that if things can go wrong, they will. There is no room for any error, and the tension takes its toll. There are things that you have to give up. There is never any time for relaxation. There is always so much to do that even when you manage to get away for any time at all, you end up feeling guilty for all the work that is not done. That is one drawback of having your own business. On the one hand you can be flexible, but on the other hand, the work is never finished. The time just zooms past and you must take time out to smell the flower in the garden, enjoy your family, and the things you have worked so hard for. (Speaking of garden, I also can and freeze all the vegetables from our garden). In conclusion, I would like to say that while no one can be Super-woman, you can combine having a home and raising a family, with working as a professional and still be happy as a woman, wife and mother. The following are some observations I have made that may be helpful: FIR ST: You must be in excellent physical condition. Running around town or up and down stairs at home with a baby and a briefcase requires the physical strength and stamina of a Boston Marathon runner. Take care of your health. If you get sick, the whole thing caves in around you. SECO N D : You must sim plify your cosmetic routine. There is no time for polishing your nails or elaborate hairstyles. I dry my hair on my way to work by turning on the air vents in our pick-up truck, and I stick it up into a bun while waiting for a traffic light. THIRD: You must maintain your composure and be able to find humor in chaos and catastrophe. Turn bad situations into good ones by learning from your mistakes. Accept the fact that you cannot accomplish EVERYTHING. FOURTH You must run your household as you would an office, eliminate any frivolity and waste. Delegate wisely, and never sit idle — you can clean your kitchen while talking on the phone. FIFTH: Forget about watching television or going shopping for clothes. Mail order catalogues are great. SIXTH: You must allow your roles to blend together. Work at home, take the home to the office, be flexible about everything. SEVENTH: This is the most important: You must have an understanding husband and family, and you must get them to help you. Without this, you may as well forget the whole thing. Chrystyna Zelechiwsky was born in Augsburg, Germany and grew up in Rochester, NY. She says she was “a regular kid with a slight leaning toward the arts and a great love for animals.” She received under graduate and graduate degrees in Fine Arts.After deciding on a law career, she enrolled in Vermont Law School, from which she graduated in 1979. She and her husband, Bohdan, have a law practice in Bethlehem, PA. At last October’s Ukrainian Woman in Two Worlds Conference, Ms. Zelechiwsky participated in the panel “The Working Woman.” This article is based on her remarks during that session. HEADQUARTER NEWS Bilingual branches planning to mark the fiftieth anniver sary of the famine in Ukraine may obtain from the Head quarters of the UNWLA the following materials in English: 1. Halij, Mykola. Organized famine in Ukraine, 1932-33. Ukrainian Research and Information Institute, Inc. Chicago, 1963, 48p. The booklet contains a listing of books and magazines as well as selected excerpts therefrom about the famine. 2. Lang, Lucy Robins. Tomorrow is beautiful. New York, Macmillan, 1948. 303p. “Soviet nightmare” p. 257-269. This chapter from the book gives an eyewitness ac count of the tragedy of the Ukrainian people. 3. “Ukrainian Weekly” Sunday, March 20, 1983. Special Issue: The Great Famine in Ukriane 1932-33. Publish ed by the Ukrainian National Association, Inc. This special issue of the weekly newspaper has been devoted to the famine. For Information on the Ukrainian women’s movement we recommend the following materials in English: 1. Bohachevsky-Chomiak, Martha. “Natalia Kobryn’ska: A Formulator of Feminism," in Andrei S. Markovits & Frank E. Sysyn, eds. Nationabuilding and the Politics of Nationalism (Harvard, 1982). 2. Bohachevsky-Chomiak, Martha. “Feminism in Ukrai nian History,” Journal of Ukrainian Studies, Spring 1982, pp. 16-30.
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