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Jun30
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The sky is blue, it’s 85 degrees and the swimming pool is beckoning, but I also have to update several blogs, submit them to various social networking sites, handle correspondence and take care of other small details making up my daily work. I start out with the best of intentions, but hearing the splashing sounds coming from the swimming pool are too much to bear. How do can I possibly stay focused on such as beautiful day? The weeds in my garden, news and gossip, email, the Internet, my refrigerator and my family are all distractions. Mind you, most of these are good things, but I have a short attention span and find it hard to shut things out when I sit down to work. How do I stay focused? - I schedule work times for the times I’m least likely to be distracted by my family or other elements.
- I move my laptop to a quiet place.
- I work facing a wall.
- I give in to temptation and make up the time later in the evening.
- I look at my calendar with its deadlines neatly marked in.
- I reward myself. For every hour of work I complete, I get 15 to 30 minutes to surf or swim or garden.
- I schedule play time just as I schedule work time.
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Jun30
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My second challenge as a work at home mom is my out of control email. People look to me for advice on working from home, blogging and freelance writing. I don’t mind this, but it’s difficult to find time to...
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After pinpointing my greatest challenges as a work at home mom, my next step is to address these challenges and come up with a plan to make them a little less challenging. My first challenge, time, has been addressed here...
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Jun26
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What is your biggest challenge as a work at home mom? For me, it’s time. Not only finding a time to get work done, but also finding the time to meet all my obligations and still have time for...
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Jun25
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Well, day camp began today. Each morning for three hours, I deposit my five-year-old at the Parks and Rec., and come home and work. I love my son, but let me tell you, last week when he was home...
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Jun22
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I don’t know when or why people decided to consider me an expert on blogging, working at home and freelance writing, but it happened. Honestly, I don’t feel I’m worthy. I’ve just been doing this stuff for a while,...
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Jun20
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I just did it again. One of my clients has a major writing project. Instead of suggesting another writer, I offered to take it on myself. Mind you, two weeks ago I decided I had more than enough work...
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Jun19
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School has ended and summer break is on. It’s time for me to assess my situation and figure out my summer schedule. Even though my son will be attending a day camp four mornings a week, I’ll still be...
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Jun18
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Many aspiring work at home moms are so eager for gigs that they’ll accept anything that looks promising, without doing much research on who it is they’re actually working for. Many jobs are from legitimate businesses, but others are...
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Jun16
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I had a bit of a scare yesterday. I was home alone, enjoying a rare afternoon of working in peace and quiet while my husband and son drove my mother in law to her home, which is two hours...
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Jun14
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Life is catching up with me. Monday was my son’s birthday and tomorrow he graduates from preschool. In between all of the festivities, I still have to meet my deadlines.I had a plan My plan was (is) to have full...
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Jun12
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If you’re working outside of the home and wish to telecommute, you may not have to quit your job to do so. If you’re a valued employee, you might be able to convince your employer to allow you to...
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Jun10
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Please forgive my absence. I regret to report I’m experiencing not-so-technical difficulty, but something many home workers can probably related to. I lost all my passwords, well I didn’t, technically my husband did, but I’m willing to share some...
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Jun 6
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If there’s one thing I learned from five years of working from home, it’s that the competition for any work at home job is fierce. When I apply for a job, I do so with the impression that there...
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Jun 5
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Web Worker Daily posted a great piece yesterday about on the “9-Best Practices for Home-Based Workers”. It’s a must-read for everyone that works at home: In a nutshell, here are the 9: 1. Keep Regular Hours 2. Arrange for...
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Jun 4
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As much as I’d love for you to believe Work From Home Momma is the one and only work at home mom blog, I’m resigning myself to the fact that there are ton of wonderful WAHM bloggers out there,...
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Jun 3
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When you make the decision to work from home, you have to consider whether or not you want to work for yourself or work for someone else. A work from home job is much different from a work from...
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Jun 2
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Look, just because I work at home, doesn’t mean I can be put aside. I’m a busy woman. I realize you think you’re doing me a big favor by offering me a gig, but understand I’m doing YOU a...
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Jun 1
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Sometimes I bite off more than I can chew. For instance, last night I was up until 12:30 writing uninteresting web copy in order to meet my deadline. The last thing I want is to be seen as some...
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have to update several blogs, submit them to various social networking sites, handle correspondence and take care of other small details making up my daily work. I start out with the best of intentions, but hearing the splashing sounds coming from the swimming pool are too much to bear. How do can I possibly stay focused on such as beautiful day?
