With some planning and a little juggling, you can run your home business and your household in harmony. Even if your home is usually empty when you are working, there will always be times when you need to work while the family is around. It’s likely your children are home all summer, and there will be weekends, holidays and evenings when you will have to work, so set some grounds rules.
Be sure it is understood that when you are in your office, you are unavailable. Give the family something to do to occupy them while you are working. Treat your office space as though it is in a building down the street. Don’t go there unless you know you can expect quality time, the noise level will be appropriate, and you will not be distracted by other responsibilities. If you keep your office space uncluttered and looking like a professional works there, your family will be less likely to intrude upon your space.
Alternatively, when you are doing something that would not suffer if you were distracted, such as checking email on your laptop, or proofreading your work, take advantage of the opportunity to join the family in the living room, den, or at the park while you are doing it, and don’t complain if you are interrupted.
If you do have children at home during your work week, consider childcare for at least two or three days a week, or half a day each day. You will need quiet times to concentrate or speak with clients, and using childcare does not mean you have to lose the benefit of having more time to spend with your children. It may actually allow you to afford them the quality time they need, and it will give your children a sense that your work is just as important as if you were going to work at a different location.
A lot of work from home professionals have to spend at least 40 hours a week at “work”, especially during the first year of business. Don’t let that stop you from enjoying days and evenings off when you need them. Schedule specific activities, like going to the museum or a sporting event, and don’t spend all your free time catching up on chores. Be sure to arrange time for exercise, or exercise with your family, combining your need for activity with quality family time. If they need you for something you can’t ignore, plan to work after they’ve gone to bed or before they wake up in the morning. Though you may be tired, your time is likely to be more productive than if you try to work while someone you love needs your attention.
If you balance your work time and your family life, you will enjoy working at home, for all the reasons you decided to try it in the first place!
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