4 Tips for work at home mommas finding balance

4 essential tips for Balance as a work at home Momma:

As a work at home momma for the past 7 years (wow!) in all combinations of part time work at home, full time employee working 2 days from home, consultant working inside and out of the house, and now business owner working part time hours and happy full time momma, here are some things I’ve learned along the way…I hope these help!

Drop the guilt. Period. Why bother? It’s a waste of energy. Some days your house will be a hugely blessed mess, and other days you will have it spotless but the kids will be melting down and you’ll be hours behind on a deliverable, and you’ll just have to laugh, pour yourself another cup of coffee, and do the best you can (and let everyone around you understand you’re doing just that). I know it’s hard, I’m working on it too, but life is too short to get caught up in the guilt traps, and by nature what you’re doing is a very intricate juggle, not
Set up a culture of support: by this I mean: explain to your spouse, family and support network, what you’re up to, and how they can help. Discuss what them what an ideal day looks like for you, and what success looks like. As the boss, you get to define that…so go ahead and get your whole team on board with it! Sometimes this support will be with the literal juggle (can you pick up so-and-so while I have this meeting?)…and other times it will mean: I’m working towards this big goal in my business (last year it was a dream vacation in Mexico for the family that we aimed for as a measure of growth)…and when your family has moments of “what is this all about?/this is hard” we remind each other–this is our bigger why, what we’re working for, and we’re on the same team, each doing our part! When you finish a big project or hit a deadline, celebrate with a nice dinner; so the family knows how important it all is–for them as well as for you.
Take care of yourself! This cannot be under-emphasized. You’re setting out to do superhuman things each day–mothering and raising little ones, while also changing lives through your work in the larger sphere. Give yourself the structured self-care that allows you to be your best self; adjust things and realize each day will look a little different, and find the tools to energize and renew often. (Email me for our current 30 days Renew Me challenge–targeting busy and influential mommas–finding a tribe of like-minded folks has made all the difference for me in this area)!

This is excerpted from this original article, published this week.

http://www.mindfullyaugmented.com/reflections-from-work-home-mother/

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