I have been a work at home mom for over 16 years. I have been a homeschooling work at home mom for 11 years.
In those years, I have held many jobs, including daycare, reselling on eBay, renovating homes, land-lording, blogging and writing a book.
I engage in a lot of money-saving yet time-consuming tasks to stretch my family’s earnings, such as cooking from scratch, making homemade cleaners and shopping frugally.
Plus I have trained for and ran four marathons.
My days are not perfectly managed. I still get stressed. Things still get left undone. Yet most days I feel like I live my life in balance thanks in part to the time-saving tips I have picked up through the years.
Dig Into The Time Management Series Using The Links Below
Introduction: 31 Days Of Time Saving Tips For The Work-At-Home Mom (you are here)
Day One: Perform a Time Audit
Day Two: Night Owl Or Morning Bird?
Day Three: Where are Your Largest Windows?
Day Four: Making the Most of Small Windows
Day Five: Daily To-Do Lists
Day Six: Maximizing The To-Do List
Day Seven: Say No
Day Eight: Eliminate Poor Yes Choices
Day Nine: Put Your Time Offenders On a Budget
Day Ten: Combine Joy
Day Eleven: Making Effective Use of Waiting Time
Day Twelve: Making Use of Travel Time
Day Thirteen: Making The Most of Mom Taxi in Waiting Time
Day Fourteen: Take Time to Rest a Few Moments Each Day
Day Fifteen: Tag-Team
Day Sixteen: Involve the Kids
Day Seventeen: Mechanical Slaves
Day Eighteen: Outside Help
Day Nineteen: Timer Magic
Day Twenty: Take a Rest Day
Day Twenty One: Less Stuff, Less Mess, More Time
Day Twenty-Two: Hold A Family Work Bee
Day Twenty Three: Keep Gatherings Simple
Day Twenty Four: Saving Time in The Kitchen
Day Twenty-Five: The Self Cleaning Home
Day Twenty-Six: Streamlining Your Homeschooling day
Day Twenty Seven: Create an I Did It List
Need to get your days organized right away? Here is how I plan out mine plus free printables to help you plan yours
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Thanks to the information found in these two courses mentioned below, I was able to find an extra hour or two each day to work on my blog, which now provides my family a stable part-time income (equivalent to what full-time minimum wage earners make in our state of Indiana).
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31 Days to Living a More Intentional Life
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31 days! That’s a monster of a task, but this topic is something I need to read. How long have been a WAHM? I’ve been homeschooling for 4 years. Well, we’re in our fourth year now. AS I continue to grow my blog and try to do more with it, I find myself struggling to juggle the tasks of HSing and everything else. Do tell! Stopping by from HHH! 😉
I have been a work at home mom since my first son was born over 16 years ago. I started out doing day care, until we decided to homeschool, after that I have done several different things. This year I jumped into blogging.
Let’s do it together. Great to meet you and glad to read along.
What an awesome post and resource! Thank you for linking it up to The Mommy Club this week. I’m going to be featuring you today on my Facebook page.
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I am glad you like it, and thanks for sharing.
I would have been lost without #15. Math was unbearable for my son and I to get through with ease… so I tag teamed with my husband once he got home. Great tips!
My husband does that for me with science. Rarely can I ever get an experiment to work right so now they just do them with their dad when he is home.
Wow! You sound like an awesome homeschooling mom. I’m pinning this and I’ll be back.
Nah, I am a pretty ordinary mom, just been one for 17 years now and learned a thing or two. I am glad you like the series.
Great list of time saving tips, Victoria. I would say that one of the great ways to save time is having a daily to do list. It can help you stay focus on tasks and get things done. Another great way to do to save you time is to organize your to do list depends on priority level. Then, set an estimated amount of time when working on each tasks. Just like what I personally do as a freelancer. I use this tool Time Doctor that helps me manage time. The key that I can follow scheduled tasks and finish it on time is with self discipline.