Work from home mum

Work from Home Mum tells you her Secrets on how to create your ideal office

It is so important to know how to create the ideal office space to allow you to maximize your opportunity to be a work from home mum. Anybody can send off a few e-mails whilst sitting on the bed watching the latest TV programme, but there a few points you should implement to get the best out yourself and make your home business a productive and positive experience.

Create a calm working space

Create a calm working space, you do not need to have an office with 4 walls and a door but you do need your own space to work with enough room for your computer and telephone etc.

Be Organised

Be Organised, use a diary or schedule to keep time your appointments. (You may also need help with time management, please read our help points for time management for work from home mums)

Work from home to fit around family commitments

You might want to work from home to fit around family commitments, and it is becoming more and more popular but your family need to understand that you are making the change to improve the financial situation and by working from home you will be saving yourself valuable commuting time. Your children in particular need to understand that just because you at home all day you are still working. You need to make them aware that you are out of bounds when they see you at your pc, unless, of course, it is an emergency.

Discuss this important change with your family and friends.

You must ensure your friends are aware of your changes and why you have made them, as they may think because you are now home all day you have time for coffee and a chat or you are free for a shopping expedition. Your relatives may now think that you are free to pick up little Joey from nursery or they can drop of the children so they can go out for the day. Explain to them the hours you have set aside for working and that even though you are a work from home mum you still have commitments and work to do for the success of your business.

Explain to the children when you are at home on your computer it is for

Explain to the children when you are at home on your computer it is for work and the benefits of why you are making the transition from the office to home. Avoid trying to integrate working at home with childcare or household chores – set separate times for each. (see our time management for work from home mums further help in this area)

Importantly discuss with your partner exactly what being a work from home mum means to you

Importantly discuss with your partner exactly what being a work from home mum means to you and that you are not taking a sabbatical but you are going to improve the family situation by becoming free of the daily burden of commuting to work and the endless hours of miss spent time. This commitment must be shared and your partners understanding in this can be a great benefit to you both.

Important things to remember

1. Make a comfortable place in which to work where you will not be distracted
2. Get organised – with the family and with your work
3. When you have finished working for the day, switch off the computer and relax.
4. Make the most of your free time and enjoy with your family and friends.

Why be stuck in an office or factory all day when the best financial freedom you can achieve is possible from your own front room. You and your family deserve it.