Part of making this grand plan work is ensuring that my personal/home life is completely in order before I take the leap. If you’re going to live and work in the same place, it’s essential to make sure that that place is running like a well-oiled machine!
As a single mom, time is short. My daily commute is about 3 or more hours round trip (including daycare drop-off), my son has soccer practice and a game each week (which is another hour round trip each time!), extracurricular activities like play dates and birthday parties, and frankly, there is no one else to rely on when he’s not really in the mood to get dressed in the morning! I do not get a break every other weekend; I have sole custody and there is no visitation. We do not have any family nearby and are, for the most part, on our own. I have close friends who are wonderful, but the day-to-day is up to me.
Our life can be hectic–everyone’s can–but I plan to make every effort to eliminate as many inefficiencies as I possibly can so that I can get down to the true goal of creating a thriving home business that allows for more time with my son.
In coming weeks/months, I hope to share some of my accomplishments toward increasing the effiiciency of our household and hopefully progress a little further into our 3yearplan!