The reason I decided to work online is to be able to spend more time with my family while earning but sometimes I cant help but feel more like a slave with my working-in-pajamas life. Dont get me wrong. I always enjoy the time I am with my family esp. with my kids, and I wont exchange it for anything else. My work let me feel that I am still myself aside from being a mom and wife. When you are working from home, there are so many distractions. There are things that you need to attend like cooking, looking after the kids and store, etc….etc.

And sometimes I dont think I am budgeting my time well. I am inspired by other WAHM (work-at-home-mom) like me and how they can manage their time and I am not sure if I can make it as good as them, but God knows Im trying. Now I am looking for the motivation to the highest level so that I can do the things that I need to do and spend quality time with my family.

I have read a lot of working at home tips in managing time and I have come to the point that I know what to do. It wont be easy I know, but I will try hard to stick to my goal no matter what.

So from now on

• No more Castleville (to make it sound more real, I’ll just limit it to 5 minutes per play at maximum of 4 times a day.
• Limit internet browsing to 1 -2 hours per day.
• No more work after dinner
• I’ll schedule and plan my tasks so that I wont feel rush for things left undone
• Download the post manager for WordPress so I would know what and when to post
• Love more, worry less
• Connect with inspiring people to help me keep motivated
• Surround myself with positive things

Last but not the least, remind myself every morning how lucky I am for being a work at home mom.

We are different people with different responsibilities, situations, needs and goals in life. But I am prettty sure that no matter what we have in life, we want to stretch the day to be able to finish all our tasks and responsibilities without giving up anything. We want and have to balance everything to be able to give the right amount of time for our work, families and personal needs. But like any other things in the world… this is easier said than done.

And to help you make the most out of your time… I will be giving a few pointers of things that you can consider to be able to successfully make your day.

• Keep a list of things that you should do. It is important that you know the things that you have to do. Make a list. This will help you manage your time well. Write the most important task first… then the next…and the last be the least thing to do.
• Divide the list into two. You can divide the things that you have to do into two. The first part is the priority list. The one that you have to accomplish no matter what. While the second part, is the thing that is less important.
• Save time. Now that you have your list… it is time to start working. Your goal this time is to accomplish your task quicker but efficient. So you will save time and finish things faster. If it is possible, you can do multi-tasking. You can sweep the floor while waiting for your food to boil… or clean your kitchen your laundry area while waiting for the washing machine to finish its turn. This way you will save time. Just don’t forget to check the things on your list that you already accomplished.
• Completing the task. If by chance you won’t be able to finish some of your task… don’t forget to put it in the note for tomorrow’s work. Think if it should be added for the day’s task or if its not taht important, you can consider adding it during the day you know you won’t be doing much. Just dont forget to write a note about it, because chances are… you will forget the things undone.

I hope these tips will help you in managing your time.