Work from home Mom schedule
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As a mom our lives are crazy in general with kids. But if you add in a job then it just makes life all the more chaotic. Though it does not need to be! Let me share with you the tips that help me get it all done, and be incredibly present with my littles.
Even if you do not work from home with kiddos, having your kids on a schedule is so crucial. They thrive knowing what will happen next and knowing their needs will be met.
Back in the day I worked in a law office as a paralegal, and my oldest daughter went to her Aunt’s while I worked. When I got off work we had no schedule, no routine. I was so worried about just filling in what ever I had missed with her through out the day.
I felt like I only got dinner and bed time with my own daughter due to my 8-5. Now don’t get me wrong, I loved my job and my boss. But that does not take away the feeling that I knew somebody else got the majority of her day Mon-Friday.
And when it comes to my kids, I am a bit selfish with my kids time. I want the majority. I love being with them and spending time with them. So it was a huge blessing in disguise when COVID hit and I was home all day with my little one.
That being said, I had 0 idea how to balance staying home full time with my 9 month old and also work full time as a paralegal. My daughter still nursed and needed plenty of attention. That is when I was on Youtube trying to figure out to balance it all. I found Jordan Page’s channel and I watched her Block Schedule Video, I will link it here. That video changed my life forever.
Flash forward to today, I am expecting my third baby in 4 years, work as a paralegal still but now full time from home, and I have the blog. Time management is a huge piece of my day and how I get things done. I still use the block schedule today. It will change how you think, work, and parent.
Using the block schedule will help you balance life, kids, and work in a way that is not stressful. I once read a book called “A Billion Hours of Good”, another life changer. I will link that book here. And teamed with the block schedule, I really do get 99% of what I want to get done, done.
In the book, the author talks about how 1% of your day is only 7 minutes. When I think about that and break my day down into blocks and also 7 minutes it changed everything. It does not take even 1% of my day to clean the bathroom, or start a load of laundry. Sometimes I will do certain tasks (like folding laundry) for only 7 minutes. It helps me stay up on it and not fall behind and it is only 1% of what I did that day!!!
Combining the 1% rule and a block schedule I can get so much done and still have oodles of time with my babies. Now how does the block schedule work and how do I use it as a busy mom and a employee? Lets get right into it.