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Simple Tips to Balance Home, Career and Family

Working from home full-time has its downsides—dealing with home and family life at the same time can certainly be taxing if you aren’t prepared to handle it. Indeed, it can be hard to strike a balance between these two very important aspects of life, which is why you must give yourself a little bit of help where possible, as well as take the time to give yourself some TLC. Let’s explore the ways you can make it work.

A Strong Case for Delegation

When you’re balancing remote work and family life full-time, it won’t be long before you realize that you simply can’t do everything yourself.

• Delegation could save your sanity and help you run both your career and home more efficiently.
• Identify work tasks you can easily outsource (if possible), then find expert freelancers to delegate them to.
• On the home front, you can also hire professionals for cleaning your house, giving
  yourself one less chore to tackle.

A Real Need for Tech

Both work and family can be demanding, so it’s not at all against the rules to make efficient use of tech to help you do both—and ultimately, make your life just a tad easier.

• Make use of remote work tools to help you work more efficiently and stay productive.
• With kids underfoot, consider investing in age-appropriate electronics to keep them
  entertained while you’re busy with work.
• Make sure that your kids are also learning while using tech, and look for STEM toys that are as educational as they are fun.

A Must to Maintain Self-Care

Make sure to give yourself time to reset and relax because you’ve certainly earned it.

• A self-care routine is a real necessity when you work from home.
• Make it a point to stay active as inactivity can be harmful to your health.
• Stick to a structured routine when you work from home, so you not only get everything you need done, but also have enough time for yourself and for your family.

Yes, juggling work and family is a challenge magnified when you do both full-time and at home.

Know that there’s nothing heroic about running yourself ragged, so get help where you can, get creative, and, most importantly, get some perspective. You’ve got this!