Priorities
Taking time for the important things is something that needs to be done on purpose, especially when you work at home and have deadlines to meet.
I find myself getting better at prioritizing my time, sometimes anyhow. Learning how much work is enough, and how much is too much. Turning down work when there is too much of it coming in, and taking the time to put first things first…that is my goal right now. (although first I need to be getting too much work!)
Being a freelance writer is nice. It gives me the opportunity to work from home, be available to my family, and make money.
One big benefit is that I don’t have to spend an ever increasing amount of money on gas to go to work.
Another is that I can choose when I work and when I don’t.
I can order my days around what needs to be done.
When I’m working on a deadline, though, it can be tempting to just want to work until it’s done. When my five year old comes up to me and asks me, “Mom, will you do something with me?”, the priority changes quickly. Now the priority is to play a game or go for a walk.
The wonder of it is, I always end up getting all of my work done, and have only once been a little late (as in a few hours) of a deadline.
Working from home is great….being mom is greater.
Bring on the games, bring on the spelling tests, bring on the time well spent with my kids.
The deadlines will be met, and there will always be more work to do.
Kids grow up too fast to put off the good times, the memory making times, the times I will hold in my heart forever.
One of my favorite questions is “Will you do something with me mom?”
I want my answer to be “yes!”
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