Staying Productive In The Home Office: Special
Tips For Work At Home Moms
Staying consistently motivated and focused
in a traditional office can be difficult
enough, but when you are working from home,
it's even tougher. There is always something
that is nagging to be done. How does a work-at-home
mom turn off the distractions and work productively?
Here are nine things that have helped this
work-at-home mom.
1. The first step is to get organized. Piles
of clutter don't just make it more difficult
to find things; they send a message to your
subconscious that you are ineffectual and
disorganized, and it will be much more difficult
for you to work steadily and without distraction.
So take an afternoon, or more if you need
to, and clean up. Recycle, shred, or file
all the miscellaneous items that are just
lying about in your home office. Clean the
windows and vacuum the corners, too. At first,
you might feel like you don't have time to
take this first step, but the time you save
over the next few weeks or months will likely
more than make up for the few hours you spend
getting organized today. A clean office really
is a productive office.
2. Try dressing up. If you're always working
in comfortable clothes (such as sweatpants
and sweatshirts), see if you don't feel more
energetic and productive in more professional
attire. Sometimes, just the act of putting
on shoes can make you feel more effective
and more motivated to get working.
3. Stop multitasking. Work-at-home moms often
have so many things to juggle that it's tempting
to try to do several things at once. I find
that, unless it is the simplest of tasks,
the things that I accomplish when I multitask
just aren't up to par. It's often most efficient
to save tasks for those times when you can
devote your full attention to the task.
4. Keep a running to-do list. When my kids
are home with me, or when I'm working on
family-oriented tasks, I can't run and do
the things I want to do right away. So I
keep a small notebook with me where I write
down those things that I need to accomplish
when I have more time.
5. Use monthly to-do checklists, too. A WAHM's
workday is often unpredictable. It helps
me to use a monthly to-do sheet, where I
write all of the things I need to get accomplished
in that calendar month. It works really well
in conjunction with a daily to do list because
there are always items on the agenda that
can be accomplished in the amount of time
that I have. Like most work-at-home moms,
some days I have 10 minutes to work, other
days I have 5 hours, and this type of checklist
helps to know that there is always something
I can be working on. I have a master checklist
in my word processing program, and I print
a slightly different checklist each month.
Checking off an item from this list always
helps me to feel efficient and productive,
even while juggling my household's busy schedules.
6. Be realistic. When my kids were younger
and they left the house for a playdate, or
on those rare occasions when they all actually
napped in the middle of the day, I would
often make the mistake of trying to cram
too many tasks in brief little time slots.
Then I would invariably get disappointed
when I didn't get all of those things done.
It's really important that you stay realistic
and don't get down on yourself for not finishing
more. Before you know it, the kids will all
be in school full time. Until then, just
do what you can.
7. Get help. You don't need to be limited
to finding day care providers to take care
of your children during the day. Think about
having a "mother's helper" come
into your home a few hours a week to play
games with the kids while you finish some
important tasks. You may even find it easier
to hire a Virtual Assistant to help you’re
your business tasks, rather than hiring someone
to help with your kids.
8. Give yourself a break. You don't have
an office water cooler, but you still need
a little downtime now and then. Take 15 minutes
to instant message a friend or giggle with
YouTube videos. I find I am even more refreshed
and productive if I can get away from the
computer and do something unrelated to business.
Call a friend, meditate, do a few yoga poses,
or take a walk. That's often when the ideas
get flowing.
9. Know why you are working from home. Write
down your "why" and keep it posted
where you can see it throughout your day.
I know firsthand that it's sometimes difficult
to work from home, but consistent reminders
as to why you are working so hard to make
this work may be just the thing you need
to stay motivated and productive.
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