Unless youve ever actually tried to do it.
Dinner will be a nightly exercise in improvisation.
Still, there is a way to balance parenting and freelancing.
People do it every day.
Here are a few tricks from successful work-from-home parents for finding that elusive balance.
7 Tips From Work-From-Home Parents on How to Balance Work and Kids
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Wake up an hour or two before the kids get up.
Youll be amazed how much work you might get done in so little time without interruptions.
Get Dressed Every Day
Whether you plan to leave the house or not, put on pants every day.
Or a skirt or dress or respectable shorts.
Kids work sort of the same way.
Brooks suggests keeping them active in the morning when theyre full of energy.
Take them on errands, go to the park, visit the library.
This will up your chances of a solid nap in the afternoon when you get work done.
Be Flexible
Parenting is, to say the least, unpredictable.
Dont hold yourself to storybook expectations or examples because they arent true.
Know what youre trying to accomplish, says Ellie Hirsch, who used to run a blog for mompreneurs.
Schedule Social Media Time
This is a great tip foranyonewho works from home, kids or not.
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Dana Sitar (@danasitar) is a former editor at The Penny Hoarder.
(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)
You know which ones were talking about: rent, utilities, cell phone bill, insurance, groceries…