Tips Mama can use for Time Management
Often times when a mama tries to successfully work from home, time management is one thing she struggles with the most. It seems like even though you have six or eight hours to yourself, the time slips away and before you know it the kids are home and it’s time to do homework and get dinner started. Don’t let time management cause your business to fail.
If you find you struggle with time management, you need to sit down and figure out what the cause is so you can eliminate it or work around it. There are many things that may cause you to struggle with your time each day. They could include laundry, cleaning your home, watching television, checking email, social networking, and chatting on the phone or messenger. Don’t let these things cause distractions for you.
Household chores can cause more problems for mama’s trying to work at home than anything else. If you feel your home must be clean at all times, this may be one of the hardest things for you to handle. The best solution is to pick up things after you use them and continually remind your family to do the same. You can take a few minutes at the end of the day and make sure everything is picked up and then spend a few hours on Saturday cleaning the house. When you always pick things up your house will stay clean. This will help you to spend more time working your business and less time cleaning.
The television is another problem for mama’s that work at home. You may tell yourself you’re only going to watch one show. Whether it’s 30 minutes or an hour, it can take over in a short amount of time. No matter if you set an alarm or not it can take over, so it’s best to not even do it. If there is a show you really want to watch, consider recording it so you can watch it later. This will give you the ability to watch what you want, but get your work done first.
As you can see there are many distractions that have the ability to take over your day, but with a little self-control you’ll have the ability to take your day back. You’ll be able to get your work done and have success. You’ll find scheduling these things after your work day is over will give you something to look forward to each day and you’ll be able to have a successful day at home.
