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Things I know about working from home

The last 2 weeks have been a huge challenge in terms of work because my mom has been here – it was hard to balance work and spending time with her because I was here all day.

What I have learnt about working from home so far….

  • You MUST have a separate space – you can’t work from your room or the dining room table. You need a dedicated space that is considered the “office”.
  • Boundaries need to be established with family (the ones you live with) – they need to understand that even though you are at home you are working and can’t just fetch, drop, make, bake, check.
  • Plan the day – there will be chores that need to be done so plan the day and set time for work and time for personal and stick to it!
  • Organise organise organise. Everything just works better if you have meals planned, kids appointments and sports all in one place so you can see them.
  • Having a new baby at home when you are trying to work is HARD – even with full time help. It is almost impossible to work while your baby cries – even if it’s while he is being put down or waiting for a bottle – it’s hard!
  • You need to get out and have lunch/coffee with friends at least once a month – even if you do have adult interaction in the work you do – this is really important.

What do you know this week? Join in here.

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10 Responses

  1. Thank you so much for sharing this ! There are some great tips on how to be an organised WAHM. I am ending the week dishevelled. But this post has helped me see some positive light 🙂

  2. Great tips for being a WAHM. What do I know this week? Telkom sucks and customer service in South Africa is just terrible! I honestly don’t think we’ve had it this bad.

  3. I had to focus on maintaining proper “office hours” instead of working all night. Even though I was working from home, I didn’t want to be working when my hubby and son got home. Working all night was one of the reasons I had opted to work from home in the first place!

  4. It is hard. But as you saying, having your own ‘space’ makes it much easier. And you do need to set boundaries. I struggle with this, especially when it comes to editing photos or making cake decorations. I continue into the night when I should be spending time with my family. Not cool.

    But i think in the grand scheme of things it sounds like you are doing a great job!

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