I have been a work-from-home mom for seven years, and I love it. But I'm not gonna lie, it's not an easy thing to do. I mean it's easy when the kids are at school and my husband is at work. When that's the case, I am productive, focused, and in the zone to get ish done. But when the kids are home, working from home is challenging. Not impossible, but most definitely challenging, which is why I want to share some tips for working from home when you've got your kids at home, too.
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These are things that I have learned from experience that I hope will be helpful for those of you who are just starting on your work-from-home journey, have been working from home for a while and need help staying on task, or for those of you that all of a sudden have to work from home. All us work-from-home mamás are like colleagues who can help each other out with tips and advice so we can all excel. The truth is that only other moms who work from home know the struggle that is trying to work while being interrupted 1,013 times for things like snacks, mediating fights, and wiping other people's butts.
Don't get me wrong, having the option of working from home is a blessing, especially when so many don't. But that blessing at times can feel like a curse when you can't seem to get anything done because your kids are being kids. How dare they? It's easy to lose your temper with them, which leads to you feeling like a jerk because really they aren't doing anything wrong. It's OK, you're only human. Don't be too hard on yourself. Instead, learn from experience and adjust so that working from home isn't torture for everyone in your home.