How can I work a job and freelance work around my family?

[mrslalas7]

Hello ladies. I am kinda stressed out about this one. How can I work 11:30am-5:30pm and do freelance work, then spend time with my family? I mean I can get up earlier @ 7:30am - 10:30am to do freestuff (even build my business) and freelance work, then work, then when I come home, rest then @ 6:30pm dinner time and family time. Then since I am a computer literate person, I like to have a little bit more time on the computer, but hubby wants more time with me. Even when I want to do my calls with my business, I want to fit atleast 2 hours of my time there. And there are special times to call people: 12:30pm - 2:30pm & 7:30pm - 9pm. I work 11:30am - 5:30pm and I don't want to spend my break time (1pm - 2pm) to do calls. Then when I get home, there will be dinner time/family time and I want to do my calls @ 7:30pm - 9pm , but hubby wants time with me b4 he goes to bed. This is so hard. Here I am trying to fit in a schedule to do my business for extra money and I have to spend more time with him. It can be so hard. How can I fix this?

[Lori]

Latoya,

Wow! That sounds like a lot on your plate. You are working a job outside of the home 6 hours a day and freelancing.... plus being wife, Mom and hopefully still time for you?!

I know just how you feel :)

The first two steps I'd take are 1. Get Tony Robbins 'Time of Your Life'. 2. Try to figure out how much money you could save by letting go of the outside job and compare it to what you're making. See if it's worth it.

A lot of times you can find ways that you are spending money that are job related... clothes, gas, lunches. And you can also review the household budget and see where money is being wasted. Make commitments to stop spending in certain ways...

Other than that... remember to smile and breathe deeply! It makes everything easier :t4:

[lspeakman]

So, I'm curious about the status on this...cause I'm kinda sorta going through this also....

[spookycc]

I have a full-time job outside the home, and worked a part-time job outside the home as well. One of the things that was so appealing to me about working at home was time to spend with my "family" - um, that would be my dogs and cats. :)

Actually, I am HOME more often since I quit the outside PT job, but I spend so much time working online that I don't get to play with my "kids" as much as I would like to. :)~

It still does save on gas, and I like being able to set my own hours. So there are advantages but not as much free time as I thought.


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[Joe Micheal]

A lot of people from around the world are doing business at home, and are making decent money, me too. I've got a separate room for my business and I follow the below schedule:

- Work when my kids are at school
- When they come to school I spend time with them
- Start my work when they are out for play
- In the night when they are asleep.


This helps me to do my work with concentration and keep my family happy.

[mrslalas7]

Cool! See that's a great way to do it.
I work flexible hours pt (3 days a week) at my outside job, then pt at home freelancing and promoting my money making system. Based on the info you gave me, I think it would be better to do your work while your hubby and children are away. but what if u r in a situation when your hubby is unemployed and you are working?? How can you ever manage that?

What I would maybe do is communicate with him that I work a certain time then when I am done workin, i can come spend time with him not just go directly and check email and stuff. I can do that a bit later. Would that work?

[Joe Micheal]

This could be a better option if you and your hubby work together. IMO, below points could help you:

- First find out what sort of work he can do best? You must be aware of his talents
- Be opportunist, use him as you plus point
- Work at home like “professionals”
- Your husband could help grow your social networks for more work
- Join some trusted online sites to grab local and global opportunities

These points certainly increase your revenue and thus profit and further enable you to fulfill your financial obligations in a decent manner.

[mrslalas7]

Well, he loves to play video games and gives good advice. I don't really want to get him involved because he is not too much into what I am into: being online too much unless its MySpace or Facebook or reading blogs. See I am more internet - illiterate than he is. But he is very supportive.This could be a better option if you and your hubby work together. IMO, below points could help you:

- First find out what sort of work he can do best? You must be aware of his talents
- Be opportunist, use him as you plus point
- Work at home like “professionals”
- Your husband could help grow your social networks for more work
- Join some trusted online sites to grab local and global opportunities

These points certainly increase your revenue and thus profit and further enable you to fulfill your financial obligations in a decent manner.

[Joe Micheal]

gives good advice.
he is very supportive.

This is a very good thing. :thumb:

I suggest you to join some more online business sites. It helps you to grab more opportunities.

[wlrahilly]

Balancing family and work can be tough. I struggled with it for a bit until I came up with a schedule that worked for me. Typically, I start my work day in the morning and do all my "online work" then when my 2 year old is running around.

When I put him down for his nap, I do my follow up phone calls to people who left me a message about my business. This schedule works well for me.

Many people work around their family (unless you have a job that requires certain hours..then that will take some adjusting).

[Audrey]

Balancing family and work can be tough. I struggled with it for a bit until I came up with a schedule that worked for me. Typically, I start my work day in the morning and do all my "online work" then when my 2 year old is running around.

When I put him down for his nap, I do my follow up phone calls to people who left me a message about my business. This schedule works well for me.

Many people work around their family (unless you have a job that requires certain hours..then that will take some adjusting).

I"m just curious. If someone calls you say at 4pm, do they have to wait until 2pm the next day for a return call?

[startinbusiness]

A lot of people from around the world are doing business at home, and are making decent money, me too. I've got a separate room for my business and I follow the below schedule:

- Work when my kids are at school
- When they come to school I spend time with them
- Start my work when they are out for play
- In the night when they are asleep.
This helps me to do my work with concentration and keep my family happy

Nice one Mr.Joe.. It's pretty tough when you have your kids at home and your working as well But if you managed to balance your time well, then everything will turn out fine.:clap:

[vendors]

Balancing job and family at the same time is an art. For that you have to list down what are the basic demands from both jobs. It is not at all easy for the first time, but slowly when you will be get used to both, you will feel better and work more systematically. Be patient.

[Dianne]

Even though my son is no longer at home it can still be tricky. Sometimes I am called upon for "grandma" duty and have to blend the two together.

When my son was younger I had a small Montessori preschool in my home. When he came home from school he became an "employee" of sorts with responsibilities and was able to plan some simple activities he did with the younger children. Sometimes he'd bring a friend over and they would entertain the children. As an employee he would get paid for his work.

For the person with the unemployed husband, I suggest he take over the duties of watching the children so she can work. When that is not needed he can become a business partner as was previously mentioned.

Dianne

[MummaBear]

A lot of people from around the world are doing business at home, and are making decent money, me too. I've got a separate room for my business and I follow the below schedule:

- Work when my kids are at school
- When they come to school I spend time with them
- Start my work when they are out for play
- In the night when they are asleep.


This helps me to do my work with concentration and keep my family happy.

I do work at home too and my son is not in school yet. So I'm still focused on both taking care of him and doing work whenever he's occupied with cartoons, his toys and while he's asleep. The set-up is very challenging but once you're accustomed to the demand, you'll eventually get the hang of it. Being a work at home mom really is a tough job..but someone has to do it! :angel: I salute all super moms out there! :clap: