| Work is addicting...and more
so when your computer is your office or shop! And while you
spend hour upon hour to network with other netpreneurs and
provide online customer services to your clients, you tend to
neglect a dozen odd household jobs. Hours seem to fly by when work online. As for your household
duties, with great effort, you just take care of the most basic
ones like fixing dinner, driving your kids to school etc.
Cleaning, Organizing, Buying Groceries, paying your bills, going
to the post office etc. are postponed till the last hour. So how
do your balance your work along with your home?
There are two important steps to do this. First, make yourself
realize the fact that you HAVE TO take some time out for your
home and there is no excuse in the world to avoid that.
Secondly, start organizing your available time. Here are some
quick steps to help you balance your work as well as your home.
1. Divide available hours between your home and your work
diligently.
2. Set timers when you are working online.
3. Maintain a 'To Do' list or a diary.
4. Picture yourself going through the troubles of paying your
bills later than allowed.
5. Set aside some time for all those jobs which require you to
go outside. For e.g. going to the market, post office, bank etc.
Try to coincide these with each other. Say, for example, you
could take care of these after driving your kids to school.
6. Make up your mind and start some kind of organizing/
decorating/ renovating activity around your house. These are so
addicting that once you start, you will enjoy yourself a lot.
7. Similarly, take up your favorite hobby in the afternoon. You
will love the change and enjoy getting creative.
8. Plan weekly activities. Take up cleaning once a week. Go for
outings once a week. Call upon a friend once a week. This will
help you maintain your social life as well.
9. Surf the net for information related to a hobby. This will
get you started with that hobby and also give you the much
needed break from work.
10. Surf the web with your hubby or children. Show them websites
of their interest. That way, you will also get to spend more
time with them.
Just like the old saying - 'You Eat to Live, You do not Live to
Eat', I'll say
'You Work to Live, You do not Live to Work'. It's no use
being successful on the cost of your home and your family.
The 'Dot Com Women' of today are not women who stay online for
hours with a guilt feeling on the back of their minds. They are
women with a strong desire to succeed in their personal and
professional lives. And you are one of them! That's why you
chose to read this, isn't it?
Good Luck with your efforts to striking a balance between your
work and your home!
 About the Author
Lata Tokhi is the Founder and Editor of Dot
Com Women, a premier women's website and
fast-growing online community, and
Celebrating Christmas, a resource for
celebrating Christmas in style. Visit her websites for
lots of homemaking and business ideas, free downloads,
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share.
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