We talk here about ways to improve your business and ways to spend time with your children. We also try to stress the importance of making time for yourself so that you do not get burned out. We have spent very little time talking about what you can do for yourself though.
One of my resolutions for this summer was to be able to wear some super cute and breezy tops and sun dresses. Maybe even get a bikini! Sadly dieting and exercise have taken a backseat to working and raising my super cute daughter. With summer here I decided that I needed a plan.
Working from home is generally not a Monday through Friday 8-5 job. For me it is normally a get things done while my daughter is sleeping type schedule. It is also very tempting to get some work done on the weekends when my husband is home. I really try to keep work on the weekends to a minimum though.
Today was a day of great remembrance in the United States. It is Memorial Day and it has been celebrated in some form since just after the Civil War. It was formerly known as Decoration Day, because it was a day to decorate the graves of soldiers. Now it is known as a three day weekend and is usually centered around a barbecue grill.
Working from home is supposed to let you spend more time with your children. Sometimes the reality though is your kids get pushed aside in order to meet a deadline. Just as you need to make the time to work, you also need to make the time for your children. Here are twelve ideas for spending more quality time with your children.
My husband, daughter, mother-in-law and I all went out for dinner on Friday night at a local mall. We had some fabulous Chinese food sitting on the patio of the restaurant. It was a lovely dinner made even better by my daughter not needing to walk all over the restaurant. We were all able to enjoy our meal without getting up once.
I have found that working at home can be very lonely at times. My friends either have no children, they had kids ages ago and they are in school all day, or they work full-time and their children are in daycare. Not many opportunities for play dates there. Having a support structure of other moms with children about the same age as my daughter has been very important to me though.
One of the toughest things I face as a work at home mom is making time for me. I give so much to my daughter, to my husband, to my family and friends, and to my home. Very rarely do I put any focus on myself. It is definitely important to schedule regular “me” time though. I feel better for it and more motivated to get things done. Here are some great ways to spend more time on you.
Spring has finally arrived to my Midwestern home. It has been a very long winter and my daughter and I have been cooped up for a long time. It has been great to be able to get out of the house and play outside. Plus the novelty of being outside is allowing me the chance to get some work done. Here are some tips for making the most of the weather and finding opportunities to work, while your children play.
Going from working out of the home to becoming a work at home mom can be quite a transition. Having a traditional job generally means interacting with a multitude of people every day. From the barista at the coffee shop in the morning, to the people you work with, the person at the deli counter at lunch, to your dry cleaner, you encounter many different people and places.
