Posted by Laurie | December 18th, 2008

Are you ready for the holidays? I’m not talking about having presents bough, decorations up or the baking done. I’m talking about whether you are ready to keep on being a busy work at home mom while your children are on school break!

My son is happily counting down the days until his Christmas break and as of today there are only 2 days to go! It’s sure going to be busy in this house with him home! Fortunately for me I’m not that busy with work right now and, even better, my DH is off for a week of the holiday break as well. I should easily be able to stay on top of my workload!

It’s not always that easy though – especially if you are getting holiday guests, or are going to be out attending gatherings and parties a lot yourself. For that matter, I will have a couple of days where I will be awfully busy!

So what can a WAHM do who really needs to get some work done over the holiday period? Here are my suggestions:

• hire a teenager to come help out, even a couple of hours per day would probably be a BIG help!
• Plan a physical activity early in the day (skating, sledding, a long walk) and try to tire the kids out so they will relax and watch a movie while you work later on in the day
• stock up on craft supplies like playdough, paint, paper, etc; cold winter days are perfect for a full afternoon of crafts
• Make sure you have plenty of easy to grab snacks ready to go so you aren’t constantly getting up to make them something to eat
• New movies, books or video games are sure to please
• If all else fails – get up really early or stay up really late so you can do a little work when it’s quiet

And of course, remember, these are the times to enjoy your children! I know mine are growing up faster than I ever expected and even when I’m busy and tired and overwhelmed I have to remember that these are precious times and then I close the laptop and I go and play!

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