Working from Home

What does Working from Home look like to you?

(This picture was actually on Black Friday morning (I also had a mini computer up and running to the left.  Normally I only work on one computer. LOL)

It is a dream of yours to be able to work at home?  Do you work at home and wish you could get out of your home?

Jennifer talked about balance yesterday in her post. That is so true – it is hard to keep the balance.  But I want to talk today about what you hope to accomplish out of working from home?

Do you think you are productive working at home…..or not disciplined enough to be productive.

For me….it is a blessing.
I have worked and still do out of the home – in nursing.  But majority of my work is out of the home now.  My organizing business is of course a combination. I organize in other people’s homes….but I can still make my own schedule.  But I have been doing more blogging, social media work now than actual in house organizing.

With having 9 year old triplets I still have to get them back and forth to school (we don’t have busing any more), so this allows me to take and pick them up without a problem.

I admit that you have to be disciplined to work out of your home.   Here are a few tips that help me:

1) I keep the TV and radio off.
2) I make lists of what I need to accomplish
3) I try to keep my phone calls to a minimum unless they are work related
4) I try to schedule specific days that I get my laundry done etc.

I don’t know about you, but there are some days when I am highly motivated and can throw back all kinds of work.  Then other days when I am just not “there” and don’t get nearly as much accomplished as I had hoped.   But what is nice is that on my  ”off” days I can go slower…and on my “on” days I can work extra to make up for it.  In an office or official away from home job – you don’t get that luxury.

My husband and I have an on going joke.  He asks what I did today.  I frequently will say…. “I put my feet up and watched Oprah and ate bon bons hun”.

Actually my husband is very supportive of my blogging and social media.  Since it isn’t bringing in enough to pay all the bills yet….that is a good thing!

Guest Post

Work at Home Balance

by: Jennifer  Ascher

More and more women today are work at home moms. Balancing both running a household and a business can sometimes feel like a juggling act. Even as a Professional Organizer and always being good at time management. I can’t help but remember back when I started my own work at home journey how overwhelmed I felt trying to balance both worlds. But over time and a lot of trial and error I discovered that it is possible to do both. Here are some suggestions that will hopefully help you balance being a work at home mom.

• Take the time to research and invest in a good planner. Tweak it to meet your needs.
• Spend time on the weekend planning the upcoming week.
• Identify your time wasters and get rid of them or at least cut them down
  • Keep a log for one week of all your activities. You might just discover that you spend more time than you thought watching TV, surfing the net etc. Those are all extra hours you thought you didn’t have to invest in your business or home.
• I discovered that having check lists for various things such as cleaning, business tasks etc. where very helpful when it came to planning my day and week.
• Menu planning and cooking ahead is a huge time and sanity saver.
• Have daily routine in place and stick to them.
• Don’t force yourself to get up earlier or stay up later. Know when you are at your peak and use that extra time to work on your business.
• Make sure to schedule time for yourself everyday even if it’s just 10 minutes.

At the end of the day the most important thing to remember is that you are a mom first and your kids will only be kids for a certain amount of time. Remember to take time everyday and just play.

Jennifer (better know as the Organizing Geek) is the owner and founder of Organizing Without Limits a Professional  Organizing Company in Oakland County, MI. As a busy work at home mom with 2 boys, Jennifer believes that  organizing goes beyond pantries, closets or even time management it’s about taking control of your whole life.  Organizing without Limits offers both hands on and virtual organizing services to help you gain control of every aspect  of your life. You can reach Jennifer at Organizing without Limits or for more organizing tips and tricks visit her  blog at  Organizing without Limits (blog)