Summer is in high swing and I am guessing that your productivity has gone done. With children out of school, vacations, and nice weather it can be very difficult to get work done. Working at home you probably rely on your children being in school to get work done.
Living life as a work at home mom means that time is limited. Some days with errands, play dates, and housework I barely have any free time left, let alone time to work. I have found that I always have time to carve out 15 minutes.
When people find out that I work from home, they get the impression that I have a bunch of free time on my hands. “Oh it must be nice to have more time to get things done.”
Some days it is very difficult being a work at home mom. I just want to ditch work and play with my daughter all day. Or the laundry piles up, the kitchen sink never seems empty, and the fridge contains three items, none of which will make an edible dinner. All of the above items together make me want to settle into the role of stay at home mom.
My husband and I are currently preparing to place our home on the market. We have lived in our home for quite some time and have found that our needs have changed now that we have a daughter. For one thing we are way too far from my husband’s office. He gets very little time each day with our daughter before bedtime.
Running your own business is rarely a one person job. You will probably find that there are not enough hours in the day to get everything done. And let’s face it; a business is more fun when you work with others.
I find that having a to do list is an absolute must. With trying to balance work and home it would be impossible to get everything done without one. Even having one I sometimes struggle to get everything done. Here is a short tutorial on creating a to do list.
There are not enough hours in the day. How often do you say this phrase? If your day is anything like mine, then you are trying to fit too many things into it. I sometimes wish there was a way to have a 25 hour day in order to check everything off of my to do list. You can by using the right time management techniques add an hour to your day. Here are 10 ways to add more time back to your life.
On occasion I may get up earlier than my daughter does in the morning. I am really not a morning person and usually she is the one that gets me up. I have found those early mornings, when it is still a bit dark out and the house is quiet; can be a great time to get a bunch of work done.
There may come a point in your work at home mom career when you just cannot do it all. The dishes are piled up on the sink, there is a mound of laundry waiting to be folded, your children seem neglected, and your work to do list keeps getting longer. It may be time to consider bringing in a little help.
