There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm. – Willa Cather
This is why I wish one of you were reading along with me, our self awareness series, day 7, entry by Sarah Ban Breathnach for October 4th, in her book, Simple Abundance, A Daybook of Comfort and Joy quotes the above statement. I love the quote, but dont believe it 100% fits Breathnach’s lesson for today!
Today’s lesson speaks of “Homework.” When I say homework, I’m not speaking of those worksheets your children bring home! I’m talking about working from home, “your” homework. Breathnach tells us that it becomes difficult for work at home moms because we dont set clear hours. Often, we are caught cleaning house and space off work, or working hard and spacing off household needs. Working at home works well if a balance in work and home needs is found.
I find at times I get caught up as well. My normal day starts off with coffee and food. I straighten up the house for about 30 minutes, and then I sit down to get started on work. Work starts around 9:30am if I discipline myself. Work includes checking emails and my calendar, following up with any affiliates I work with, viewing website stats, writing post for you, pushing our post out to the world, checking my feed reader for blogs I follow, check my YouTube subscriptions for new videos, updating and viewing social media networks I subscribe to, follow what’s happening in the world, check website stats again to see if I’m meeting daily goals, and then I plan the next days work. Obviously, there is more to what I do, but this is my daily cycle. If this is all I do for the day, I’m done by 7pm or so. But realistically, I find other things to do for the website, like RESEARCH! Then I have these kids, so I stop what I’m doing and clean, cook, help with homework, do laundry, and many other things. So my day isn’t over till 9-10pm.
Lesson, set work hours and stick to them most of the time. I should start at 9:30am, and stop myself at 3pm. Take care of the kids’ needs and such till about 8pm, and work a bit more after they are settled. If I stick to a schedule, the kids will get attention, the husband won’t think I was on the computer all day, and work will get done!
I’ve talked about pacing yourself before. So this is a good way to prioritize what needs to be done with balance. If you work part-time or full-time from home, how do you create balance in your home with work and family needs? I love to hear from you, please comment below.
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How many times do I have to ask my husband to let me know when people are coming inside the house? It’s not that my house is dirty. But at times there are toys all over the living room, and things here or there on the kitchen counter.
