Summer was killing me….

Uncategorized Jul 22, 2016

As a new entrepreneur I have been fortunate enough to spend  my first summer home with the boys in 10 years.  I am home unless I am out working with an organizing client. Some weeks, I am gone more than others. Try to find the balance in that! Well, I realized after about 3 weeks of not getting anything work related done unless it was outside my house I needed to make a change. I was going crazy watching another day go by and work piling up. As an entrepreneur it’s all on ME to get my work done. Since I’m a professional organizer I did what comes natural….

 

I made a SCHEDULE!

 

Yep, it had to be done. There was one for me and one for the boys. Yes, I know you are probably one of the bleeding hearts out there that says summer should be for the children to have fun. Well, there was still PLENTY of time for fun in the schedule. My high schooler was given work to do from the school and not me so he had things to do. My middle schooler however, needed a little work in math to keep the brain fired up. Aside from playing with his technology and maybe reading the occasional book he would have done nothing! After the initial complaining which lasted about a week, they just gave in and followed the schedule. I won’t say that they were ecstatic about it but they did it.

 

Let me share with you our sample schedule. You can make this as simple or as complicated as YOU like. I am pretty simple so that is how mine is structured.

 

My Schedule( If I am not working with an organizing client)

7:00 am wakeup

7:15 Prayer time

7:45 Plan for the day/

8:00 Workout

 

These are all done before my people get up, except my husband!

8:45 Breakfast

9:00 Shower

9:45 Chores-supervise homework

10:45 Work-check emails, post to social media, client scheduling, content creation

12:00 Lunch with the boys

12:15 OFF for fun if work is done!

 

The boys

9:00 Get up

9:30 Breakfast

9:45 Showered, dressed

10:00 Homework

11:00 FREE time

11:30 Chores

12:00 Lunch

12:15 OFF for Fun

 

As you can see, my boys have plenty of time to goof off and relax, believe me! Truth be told they are used to structure and order from being in school so it is better for them if adhere to some kind of structure.  When we are on vacation, we do forgo the homework because there is always something to do when traveling.

 

Even though it is the middle of July, there is still time to implement some kind of structure/schedule in your household. If nothing else, it will make going back to school so much easier!

 

I have relaxed more too because I have created balance in working from home and being a mom. I thank God for this opportunity each and every day.

 

For more information on becoming organized in all areas of your life you can visit www.organizeyouinsideandout.com

 

Sincerely,

Darlene Illig

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