How to Manage Working Full-Time as a Mom
Work- life balance
Is it possible?
It’s been a month since I’ve been back at work. All I can tell you is that being a working mom is not for the weak, but the same could be said for stay at home moms. Anytime you add mom to your title, everything becomes 10x more complicated and busy. Having to split your time between your motherly duties and your professional duties makes for a long week. Even though one of my kids goes to daycare, the days are long and tiring just as much.
Now that I’m a month in, my family and I have settled into a routine that works. I thought it would be nice to share a couple of tips on how I balance work with motherhood.
Have a STRICT Routine - Set a routine for your kids that work for your family. Do you want to bath your kids at night or in the morning? What time should your kids wake up? What time should they go to bed? What time is breakfast? What time is dinner? Make a detailed schedule and stick to it. Makes the weeks go by faster and smoother. Try it if you haven’t already
Childcare - Do you want your kids to stay home? Do you want your kids to go to daycare? a parents house? outsource a nanny? Figure out how your kids are going to be taken care of while you’re at work. If you decide to keep your kids at home. Figure out a schedule that works that tends to their needs and allows you to get work done.
Divide and Conquer - For all the couples out there, split household duties and childhood responsibilities. For all the single moms, I would advise you to outsource help from a friend, a parent or any trusted individual, if possible. If not, hire help, if you can afford it. If not, making a concrete schedule for your kids is going to be the best action plan. I would also say screen time never hurt no body. Utilize that TV, iPad and electronic device. Do what you got to do.
Make time for breaks - Your mental health is super important, so make time to step away from the computer, away from work, away from kids and just relax. Turn your brain off. If you don’t you will burn out. I know some parents might not have that ability to, but even if you can take 30. mins to yourself while the kids are sleeping or on your lunch break to focus on you and your needs. It will make a whole lot of difference.
I hope these tips help you succeed and maintain a decent work-life balance. In my honest opinion, work life balance, especially when your kids are small, is non existent. You’re going to always feel like something or someone is slipping through the cracks. So, don’t be too hard on yourself. Give yourself grace. Be the best mom or dad you can be to your kids. That’s all they need and that’s the title that really matters. Not saying you should let your career fall by the waist side. Work your butt off but always make sure to prioritize what matters.
If you don’t have a flexible work environment, apply to a new job. Find a job that allows you to excel at both. If you can’t at the moment, do the best that you can do for both. I always say you can’t have everything all at the same time, but you can still have everything. If you’re in mom mood, be the best mom. If you’re at work, be the best worker, and focus on that. Don’t bring one to the other. You got this! We got this!
Let me know in the comments how you balance work and motherhood
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