Ask The Household Helper

I received lots of great questions when I did the Wal-Mart gift card giveaway. Now, I’m answering!

The first question is from Renee, and may other moms have asked this! “How do you balance working from home, life and the tasks of the home management senerio?” There are a few things that I do in order to balance everything.

First and foremost I plan ahead. Each week I know what I’m doing each day, where we’re going and what we’re eating. And I literally post this on the fridge so everyone knows what is going on. I even pre-plan what my business tasks will be each day.

I have routines. I follow the same pattern each day. And each day I have time for home chores, time for working, and time for family and I do these around the same time every day. My routine has evolved and changed along with my son as he has grown, so I’ve been able to fit time for work and housekeeping around his schedule.

One thing that has helped me balance tremendously is to keep my family involved with home chores. My son cleans with me, cooks with me, does laundry with me. He is learning skills that will help him for the rest of his life. Plus, he loves being a ‘big boy’ helping mommy!

Another way I’ve been able to balance everything is by asking for help! Literally one day I sat dear hubby down and said to him “if I’m going to be able to work from home and raise our son at the same time, I need your help”. And guess what – it worked! Hubby has taken on responsibility of certain home chores.

So to summarize: plan ahead, follow a routine and ask for help.

There were a few more questions just like Renee’s, so I’m going to stick to this topic for a few days and will provide some specific ideas, resources and samples for you!