There are many involved in the direct sales/network marketing industry who work from home. Sometimes finding time to balance work with household issues and family time can be a challenge. There is a great 
website out there for the work at home mom that gives tips and tools on everything from how to stay organized to how to set up a virtual office. These tips and suggestions aren’t only for the stay at home mom; they can be used by anyone who uses their home as their office. The site, called At Home Mom Blog- run by Genesis Davies. Genesis, originally from Canada, is a Work at Home Mom who is a freelance blogger and writer in her spare time. Below are some tips from Genesis on how to be more productive at home. Check out her blog for more tips and real life stories of other work at home moms.
Productivity Tips for Work at Home Moms
Written By Genesis- April, 2008
Work at home moms are usually very good at productivity. After all, we somehow manage to keep the kids fed and clean, the house in decent running order, work mostly done and a whole slew of other things. But there´s always room to be more productive, right? So, here are five tips to help you boost that work at home mom productivity.
1.Touch things just once. It´s hard to deal with big stacks of laundry and mail, but if you can manage to deal with everything once only, you´ll save a lot of time. For example, fold the laundry as you take it out of the dryer.
2. Clean up at night. Have you ever noticed how getting up in the morning to a messy house just makes your whole day drag? A 10 minute tidy in the evening after the kids are in bed can do wonders for your energy in the morning . . . don´t believe me? Try it for yourself.
3.Finish the yucky stuff first. This is something my mom taught me . . . she was referring to food, but it works for tasks you hate, as well. Once they are out of the way, first thing in the day, you can relax and work without stressing about the upcoming chores.
4.Multi-task efficiently. Most multi-tasking actually reduces your productivity, but if you do it right, you can actually get more done. It´s all in the planning. For example, if you are making a casserole for dinner, sit down and type up your notes while it´s in the oven, or run a virus check on your computer while you package orders to ship out.
5.Find your best working hours. Are you a night owl? Try to work at night. More of a morning person? Hire a babysitter or mother´s help for the mornings so you can get some work done. It often doesn´t work so well to try and force yourself into an unnatural schedule and you´ll be a lot more productive if you can follow your natural instincts.
You might not be able to implement all of these productivity tips for work at home moms, but that doesn´t mean you can´t be more efficient.
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