Just now, I noticed how many times I have arranged and rearranged my work schedule within the past week. Such a juggling act would certainly not be possible if I were working at a job outside of the home. One might think that constantly rearranging one’s work schedule could become stressful or tiresome. I have actually found the opposite to be true.
Having the freedom to create a work schedule that works for me means that I am able to adapt to different work and family related situations as they arise. For example, one of my writing clients asked me to put in as much time as I can on his project over the next couple of weeks. In order to accommodate that, I scheduled my other writing work so that there is slightly less for the next couple of weeks and slightly more in the later part of the month.
The juggling did not end there, though. Yesterday I went into court thinking that all would be fine and dandy, and that I would not be attending another hearing for a couple of months. I was wrong, and as a result of yesterday’s courtroom festivities I have another hearing in two weeks. That hearing is now on my calendar, as are specific blocks of time to prepare for it.
Our family is also going on vacation later this week. Just tonight, a few last minute changes were made to my husband’s work schedule and we had to rethink our plan for when we are actually leaving for vacation. We will be leaving about a day and a half later than we had planned, but it makes the most sense for us to do it that way, all things considered. Once this was decided, I went into my calendar and made my work load very light on our travel days by moving some things onto days when we would be either home or on vacation, but not on the way to or from.
Between my husband’s very demanding work schedule and my full time career as a stay at home mom, it might seem that there would be no way for me to do any work at all. Working from home enables me to do work that I love on a schedule that is able to go with the flow of my life as a whole. For that I am very, very thankful.