The modern world is designed so that young mothers can now not only engage in raising a child, but also work and earn money at home. For people who do not know what remote employment means, it seems tempting: you sit at home on the couch, do the work on the laptop, look after the children at the same time, and you get the money. But in every ideal solution there are pitfalls.
1. Workplace and appearance
Face yourself with the fact that working at home is the same work as in an office. Arrange yourself a place for which you immediately tune into the working mood. Let it be the most calm and remote corner of the apartment, in the summer a glazed loggia can be a good option. Thus, all the accessories and documents necessary for work will be in one place, and you do not have to look for them throughout the room.
No less attention should be paid to appearance. No need to sit down to work in a home dressing gown, elongated leggings and with a shaggy head. Clothing should also be set to work. Dress in comfortable, neat clothes, comb your hair to please yourself and your loved ones. Thus, you will not only tune into a working mood, but also increase your self-esteem.
2. Work time planning
In order for work from home to bring good results, you need to plan a day. Of course, your agenda will directly depend on the time of sleep and wakefulness of the baby, and you will not be able to devote time to work from nine in the morning to six in the evening. But the plan will be completely different. Make a start from the mode of the day of the baby and calculate at what time it will be convenient to do work. You will not have to plan the day according to the rules of time management, but relying on the mode of the child’s day, because during the period of active wakefulness he is unlikely to let you concentrate on work.
3. Separate the types of work
Each type of work requires a certain concentration of attention. Complex tasks that require the highest concentration of your attention can be performed during the baby’s daytime sleep, or in the morning until the child wakes up. Simple actions that can be performed between things, do when the child is busy with toys.
Modern gadgets allow us to perform some basic actions remotely from home. Walking along the street, you can view e-mail, reply to letters and messages, draw up a plan for the article or make a business call.
4. Do not refuse outside help
And you don’t need to shoulder the whole burden of household chores, showing that you are two-core and you will be in time.Nothing terrible will happen if a grandmother takes a baby for a couple of hours to go for a walk. During this time, you can write and edit an article, reply to letters, etc.
Do not neglect the help in the household. If you can find an assistant, then entrust her with routine and most unloved things. In an extreme case, you can use the services of a cleaning company to do house cleaning, and devote your time to your favorite work. Feel free to delegate authority.
5. The apartment must be safe for the child
Working while the baby is awake, you must be sure of its safety. Inspect all items within the reach of the child and make sure that the baby does not harm itself. Lock the windows, put the lining on sharp corners, protect yourself from accidentally slamming the door and work quietly.
All kinds of stoppers, clamps, locks and lining on the corners to help you!
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6. Stop light
If there is urgent work that does not require urgency, the baby should understand (if the baby is certainly not nursing and can already be aware of some things) that it is better not to disturb mom at this time. Come up with a conditional signal informing the child about your employment. Let the baby know that if on the desktop the mother set a red flag or a red cube, then it is better not to disturb her. To avoid misunderstandings on the part of the child, try to start using the signal from an early age.But use it really in case of emergency.
7. "Children's hour" is holy
Remember to include time with your child in your daily plan. Let the baby know that mom will work, and then she will definitely play with him. During the "children's hour" completely forget about work and devote yourself to the baby: read, play games, draw, sculpt, walk, have fun. Let the baby feel that he is not deprived of attention.
8. Set up a play area for the baby
For your child to have something to do, organize a play space for him. All games that can take the baby for a long time should be in range. You should not immediately lay out all the toys, otherwise they will quickly get bored. First, put in a prominent place coloring, pencils and mosaics, and when tired of the baby, offer him a designer, business board or books with bright pictures. The main thing is not to abuse the cartoons, let them be an emergency option when urgent work appears. The audio fairy tales are also very interesting for the child.
We also read: 14 ways to keep your baby busy when mom wants to relax
9. Do not take on too much
When working from home, do not forget that you are primarily a mother. Being a mom is already a lot of work that takes a lot of energy. Interesting projects are and will be, but the child should not suffer. Take exactly as much as you can fulfill, without prejudice to the interests of the baby. And in no case should you sacrifice yourself while working at night. You still have your whole life ahead of you, you’ll have time to work out.
Even if you are offered a million exciting projects, learn to say no to such sentences, leaving yourself with a couple (or even one) of the most interesting ones. If you, in addition to “work as a mother,” work, even at home, also on several others, sooner or later, this will lead to overwork. And this has a very negative effect on health!
10. Work only for yourself
When deciding to do remote work, you don’t need to do this for the sake of friends or a boss who is inconvenient to refuse. There are only two reasons to agree to remote work: you need to earn money or diversify maternal everyday life. Work to help a friend or at the request of a friend is unacceptable! For you, this is a wasted time that you could spend with your baby or at your own personal affairs. If you promised good friends to complete the project and sit down with great reluctance, it is better to refuse and devote free time to the family and the child.
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I always try to make the apartment safe for my daughter: no sharp and dangerous objects, etc. And in general, you must always interest the child so that he does not interfere with your work, and he has fun.
I’ve been on maternity leave for a long time, but I learned how to earn and distribute my time. Believe me, this is possible with a small child, but sometimes my grandmothers help me. But if this is not possible, I advise you to hire an assistant for a couple of hours a day, it comes out very inexpensively.
legends go to work at home via the Internet. Everyone can do it! It takes a little time! There you can earn well, oh, oh, huge money! But in reality, this is not so at all.
Beginners on the Internet are just as hard to find a job as in real life! The first months, almost nothing can be earned. And it takes a ton of time! So, if your child is hyperactive and does not like to play with himself, then nothing will come of it. You will earn more or less decent money for 5-7 months of work on the Internet. Before, the amounts would be just ridiculous. It is better to be prepared for these difficulties in advance.