
Summer Scheduling
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It almost seems like overwhelm goes hand in hand with being a Mompreneur, doesn’t it? I know on my Mompreneur journey, from the very beginning, I’ve felt plenty of overwhelm.
Here are some things I’ve felt overwhelmed about:
And the list goes on & on!
Here’s the thing. We all have 24 hours in a day. We all love our family. We all love our businesses. We all want to do the best for our family & our businesses that we can. We all need to be healthy & take care of ourselves. And yet, so often it feels like we’re swimming upstream with everything that’s rattling around in our brain & vying for our attention! And personally, putting my health last is so easy, but then I end up paying for it when my body demands I rest!
In our family I’m notorious for overestimating how much I can get done in a certain time frame, how long it takes to get ready or get somewhere, and how much I can mentally deal with before I get burned out. I’ve had to learn how/when to say no, when to delegate, when to let go of my ideal & be happy with what is, when to pull back for my mental & physical health, and when to push myself & hopefully reap the benefits.
Here’s an example for you.
I began my bookkeeping business at the beginning of 2020…right when everything was shutting down. So I started my business on Zoom basically. Which was great because I didn’t have to schedule drive times, I could stack my calendar with meetings & talk to a whole bunch of people.
BUT!
I had one week during my first summer in business where on my busiest day I had 6 meetings and the other 3 days (I take Friday’s off to be with the kids) I had at least 4 meetings each day & on Thursday (on top of those other 4 meetings) I had an in-person vendor event where I talked with over 100 people throughout a couple of hours. I can tell you that I was totally & completely wiped out by the end of that event! I honestly sat in the car in the driveway for a few minutes to prepare to go into the house! I came home totally drained, didn’t want to talk to anyone, didn’t want anyone touching me, even for hugs, & all the kids were wanting my attention because they hadn’t seen me for basically the whole week.
Not the best planning on my part!
After that week I knew some changes needed to be made if this business would survive & be a good thing for our family. I put limits on how many appointments my calendar software will allow to be scheduled in a day. I set hours during which those appointments could be scheduled so I still have time for my husband, kids, & house, & I make sure to plan down-time when I have large events where my introverted self will be pushed to her limits! I just know I will be a better wife/mommy when I’m not feeling pushed past my limit.
So here are 5 things I would recommend practicing to help with curbing the overwhelm.
Yes, there are certain things that are non-negotiable in Mompreneur life, those are just facts of life.
It might mean folding laundry at 9pm so the kids have clean clothes for the following day (I recently had a child not want to go to bed & he kept asking me what he could do to help me, so I put him to work & it was such a blessing & unexpected joy! Not only did I get some quality time with him, but our downstairs was cleaned & laundry folded when I was fully expecting neither to get done that night!).
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, here are 5 steps to take when you’re feeling overwhelmed:
So these next 6 weeks I’m going to fully embrace the help that we’re being given!
And when my children ask for help, whether they are young or older, you better believe I’ll do everything I can to say, “my darling, you are doing amazing things & of course I’ll do everything I can to help & support you”!
Here’s a funny conversation that happened when I told my oldest daughter (14 years old) about this post I was writing. Her response was “isn’t this blog about how organized & great you are doing with work/life/business?” 😊 My response was “Nope! This blog is to help other Mompreneurs know they aren’t alone in this journey! I’ve never said I’m perfect at it & I want those who read this to know that the struggle is real!”
So how are you doing with asking for help?
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