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 time work by the time my son is in school full time, that will be in September 2008. I figured it would take some time to build up a client base and a good reputation. Wouldn’t you know, I’m way ahead of schedule. I have 8 blogs which I maintain for others, several of them are very lucrative. So what’s the problem?
Summertime blues
With summer coming, it’s more difficult to work full time hours. Next week there’s no school and no day camp. That means I’ll have to work full time and parent full time. The weeks following, we have camp in the morning and afternoons will be spent at the pool, park or playing with friends. I certainly won’t have as much opportunity to sit at my computer.
What’s a WAHM to do?
Wake up early. I stopped waking at four a month ago, just because I wanted the luxury of sleeping until six. I’m back at waking up at 4.
Switch off with other moms. Not all of my other mom friends work, but they do like to shop or clean without “help”. We trade off for an afternoon each week, sometimes more. On the day I’m alone, I get an afternoon of peace and quiet and on the day we have a friend over, my son has a companion and I’m left behind to work. We have a fenced in yard and if I work from the kitchen table or back deck, I can still supervise the action.
Work later into the evening. I hate to do it, but these past few weeks I’ve been working until about 10:00. Except on weekends, those nights are for my family.
My husband and I also trade off on the weekends so I can work or he can work on the renovations. So far, so good but I still feel overwhelmed sometimes. Every now and then I fall behind and it feels like I’ll never catch up. Still, I believe I’m doing the right thing. In another year and a few months I’ll have seven or eight hours of uninterrupted bliss. What a luxury! Taking the time now to build up a client base is something I don’t regret.
I am suffering from Summertime blues as well. Both my boys are home with me today and surprisingly they have not been at each other's throats all day. Thanks for the great tips, between implementing some of the tools on ProductivityGoal.com and your tips, I might be able to maintain my sanity this summer.
Posted by: Kimberlee Morrison | June 15, 2007 3:23 PM | Permalink to Comment