Summertime Activities & Your Business

Summer time activities-business… summer time activities - business… Hot day - data to enter! Invite to the beach - calls to make. Lunch on the patio - lunch at the office. Being an entrepreneur is fantastic but sometimes it does have its drawbacks. Many of us are entrepreneurs so we can be home with our children - the problem in the summer is they are home with us!

As most successful work at home Moms understand, we cannot do it without some form of childcare. Whether it is a mother's helper a few hours a week, a few days in a day care, a nanny, or school; we need to have an extra hand. There are things that we cannot get done with our children around.

Summer causes some unique challenges - when the kids are out of school we have to make some decisions. Do we use summer camps, child care, or do we work around them? This summer I have chosen to work around the kids. I do not have them enrolled in anything. We have varied between fun days at the beach or parks and them playing for hours with their friends out front! I also took the summer off from any big writing or speaking projects but I have found myself tested a number of times.

Once used to having certain amounts of uninterrupted work time, I have had trouble adjusting to none at all. It seems that I could get more done in my one 8 hour day without kids than I can in a week now! I have had to really buckle down and commit myself to get my things done but I have survived. It has been worth it. The kids are having a fantastic summer and I am too!

Summer is about half over, depending where you live. Take a few moments after reading this article and think about your summer! Think about these questions and make sure you know the answers… so that in September you and your children can say it was a fantastic summer!

1. What were my goals for this summer? Did I have family goals, work goals or a combination?
2. Am I accomplishing them or do I have to make some changes?
3. Do I need to include some childcare/child activities to get things done?
4. Do I need to work a bit more or a bit less?
5. What would I really like to get done this summer for work?
6. What would I really like to do with my family this summer?
7. What would I really like to do for ME this summer?
8. What are at least 3 things I need to do this summer to make it fantastic?

Summer activities - business…. Yes, you can do both. Just make sure you know what you want to do, set some goals and have a flexible schedule! Join us at the Mom Management™ board - http://www.mymommybizboards.com/viewforum.php?f=70 and share your answers to the above questions! You can also get support and suggestions on summer in business with the kids!

Tracy Lyn Moland is the author of Mom Management™, Managing Mom Before Everybody Else (TGOT, 2003), http://www.MomManagement.com . This summer she has been to the beach, the waterslides, camping, biking, amusement park, to BBQs, had company, and much more! She is also up to date on her paperwork, written a number of articles and submitted changes for the second run of her book!

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