Free Work At Home Moms
there was a yahoo news article this morning that said stay at home moms work deserves to be paid at 138,000 a?
year. they come out with something like this at least once a year.
how come they never do one for what working fathers deserve to be paid. my work doesnt end when i leave the office. i average about maybe 1 hour of time a night to watch television. the rest of the time when i am at home i am cleaning up and doing stuff with the kids and up with the baby in the middle of the night.
my wife is a stay at home mom too and its not like that affords me a ton of free time when i get home.
what is my time worth when i get out of work?
also, shouldnt we do a survey on how much the single guy or girl should get paid for sitting at the laundromat on the weekend to get their laundry done?
heres the link
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070502/us_nm/work_mothers_dc;_ylt=AtsRBmocZKnYE0zQ32HkF03MWM0F
You sound like a real catch. ;-)
The study is indicative of a society where stay at home moms are not valued and are considered non-contributory to the economy. I presume you are being paid at your job and are on the books as far as economic productivity goes.
Your complaints sound like you don't feel you get recognition and that stay at home moms are being given an award while you're not recognized for your hard work. I always wonder why people feel insulted when another group is praised.
Instead of complaining about what you do at home in the evenings, try smiling and offering to help. I think your relationship will improve.
Work at Home Moms: the Importance of Priority and Time Management
For work at home moms, twenty four hours a day is never enough. Juggling between children, family and your career or business is a delicate skill. It is important to remind ourselves that we stay at home to give the best care to our children. So trading your quality time with your children and family with your business or job is never an option. Moreover, what about time to ourselves? That is important too. Having so many things to take care of, to avoid burn out and over stress, we have to learn how to prioritize and manage our time.
In order to manage your time effectively, the first thing is to decide what your goals and priorities are. The next decision is managing your priorities efficiently. You can do this by determining what is more important to you. By listing the list of priorities starting from the most important, you can then analyze how much time you should spend on a particular task in life. Keeping a journal is very helpful to make a list of to-do tasks and an estimate how long you will spend on completing them. You should include activities such as working, sleeping, relaxing, exercising, learning as part of your list. You can then go on to evaluate the use of your time and determine the best schedule for making better use of it.
Next, after you have a working list of priorities, you need to match your available time to your list of priorities. While the time spent on each of the task at hand is important, you should also ask yourself if you are spending enough quality time on each task? A good example of this would be that if you are taking up part time courses, are you studying during your productive time or are you studying during a time which you can get easily distracted.
Here are some practical tips of using your time more effectively. Break down large tasks into smaller ones and tackling each individual part one at a time can ease the stress considerably than facing one huge task.
Get rid of routine tasks, if a task is done just out of routine instead of necessity then eliminate it if possible. Look at your habits to see if they could be changed, maybe you could do certain things different ways and save yourself some time in the process. Evaluate yourself to determine if you are a morning person or night person and organize tasks to use whatever time suits you best. Learn to say the word “no” when asked to do something for someone. Since we work from home, we are easily taken for granted that we are free to run errands for others. Be firm especially to those who know you cannot refuse them. It is alright to do favors once a while but remember your priority.
Last but not least, do not forget to give yourself "Me" time. This is the time you allocate for yourself. It does not need to be long, but just some personal time daily to do what you enjoy most. It may be having a relaxing bath, a facial at home, meditation, exercising or any activity which can help you relax and calm your mind. I find this "me" time very helpful in keeping me focus as well as minimize stress.
In conclusion, working from home is one of the best choice for any mothers who want to be at home for their children. However, time is often a constraint. Learn how to manage time effectively and you are on your way to be a successful work at home mom.
About the Author
Audrey Lynn is a stay at home mom who has been making a full time living on the internet since 2 years ago. She is a full time blogger and affiliate marketer. She shares some insights on making money from home on her blog OnlineProfitsForMOms.com hoping to encourage more stay at home moms to get started online.
