One of the items that gets talked about a lot for women with careers in the "real" world is the work life balance. For us work from home moms (WAHMs), however, it isn’t always addressed. It’s just assumed that if we work from home, we must automatically have a work life balance.
Tell that to my husband when I disappear into the home office for days if I have a big project.
In my opinion, it can be harder to find a work life balance when you work from home. At least when you’re "out there" in the workforce, you can most likely leave your work at work. When you work from home, sometimes you are snatching at odd hours, trying to fill in the pieces. And the work is always there, always accessible, beckoning you to just finish the project.
So I’ve tried to make a conscious effort to take a work time out when I feel like there’s too much work going on. Maintaining that balance is an important part of healthy relationships — and a healthy life.
What do you do in order to maintain a work life balance?
I couldn't agree with you more! I definitely think it's harder to have work life balance when you work from home. As you said, "the work is always there, always accessible, beckoning you to just finish the project." It's a daily challenge to maintain work life balance!
I completely agree with you that maintaining a work life balance is truly difficult for a work at home mom. Responsibilities and deadlines pull them in different directions resulting in a state of utter imbalance. You might be interested to read my thoughts on a mom enterepreneur at http://outsorcerer.com/blog/?p=47