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by Stephanie Foster, Ste

Worse, you probably feel guilty at times for focusing on work rather than on keeping a clean house. You're home and you may feel like it's a part of your job to keep that house clean. Traditional duty of the stay at home parent (especially moms) and all that.

But being at home should not mean that it all falls onto your shoulders. You need to look at what the appropriate divisions are.

The struggle often comes from it being unclear how you should divide the work up. If you feel like you aren't contributing because your home business isn't bringing in much money yet, you're going to feel bad if the hours you work keep you away from keeping a perfect house. Yet you can be working long hours trying your best to make it work, and simply not have the time or the energy to do it all yourself.

I know I'm good at giving myself a guilt trip every time the house is a mess and I feel that I'm too busy to clean it up. Sometimes I think feeling guilty is simpler than feeling good about what I've achieved. After all, I can always compare myself to people who are doing better.

Somehow it seems to be easier for most of us to compare ourselves to those who do better than to recognize what we have achieved. There are all the things we dream about accomplishing, after all. Looking at what others have managed to do as we struggle along is just the way things go.

One thing all families should do is figure out who will be responsible for what. Working in or out of the home shouldn't matter so much as the fact that one is working. That's not always the reality of people's expectations, but it's a nice goal.

Get your spouse involved. Get the kids involved. Don't let all the housework fall on one pair of shoulders.

Figure out what you will do at which times. Housework that needs to be done can be scheduled just like anything in your home business.

How well all of this works can tell you a lot about how supportive your spouse is of your working at home. If you both work a similar number of hours, yet you're at home and expected to do a significantly larger chunk of the housework, you may need to have a talk to make sure that what you do is being taken seriously. Sometimes it's not. Other times it will just be that your spouse hasn't quite realized how much work you're doing.

And if you're earning enough and feel so inclined, hire a maid service to come once a week or so to do some of the heavy duty cleaning for you. This can be really helpful. If you're earning enough it will be well worth the money. Sometimes it's worth it even if you aren't earning that much but need a break from feeling like you need to get that housework done.

There are a lot of stresses that come from working at home that other people don't always recognize. The part of it related to a clean house can be controlled somewhat with a little effort.

It may not be your personal choice to move, but whether or not you choose the move you still have to deal with it. If you have an at home business this will mean major upheaval and require significant planning and your ability to draw on organizational skills to minimize the disruption to your business and customers.

Advanced planning is essential. Leaving everything till the last minute is not an option. One of the first things you need to do is inform your clients of the potential length of downtime.

How your down time is expressed is up to you. If you make and sell a product you may be able to continue taking orders till the day before you leave and start again a day or so after you arrive at your new home. However, if you have a large amount of raw materials and prepared stock then you may well need to pack it up before you leave.

The safety and organization of your stock is important so nothing gets lost or damaged. Well-packed items can be unpacked and put back into use quicker than if you haphazardly pack, and are left hunting for important items to restart assembly.

Take the time to carefully pack your items you may need to take some time off. Warning customers of this in advance via your website, completing your orders and then packing up should suffice.

If your work is more customer service based (i.e. web hosting reselling for instance) then all you will need to unpack is your computer and phone. This can mean a much smaller need for downtime since support can be provided by phone or email on the go. Less downtime is likely to mean less loss of income, and increased customer confidence when they see your dedication to your customer service.

Working for an external company such as a virtual call center or medical billing company will require a slightly different procedure. You may or may not be in receipt of vacation time, but either way will likely require you to book your time off so others can cover your normal shifts or assignments. If you are entitled to paid vacation you may be more likely to take additional time off.

The amount of time you take off to pack, move, and settle into you new home will ultimately come down to choice, and be influenced by how heavy your work load normally is. This may be important if you don't want to face a huge backlog when you return to work. How large your savings are will also figure in your decision. You may well need a longer break surrounding moving simply because the move itself can be rather stressful, and you recovery time may be a factor.

Consideration for your customers is very important especially if they rely on you for a service or technical support. If you can't provide alternative support for them they may be left without support for several days waiting for your ability to help solve a problems once again.

Planning your move will ultimately become a careful balance between organization, safety, and the needs of your customers. With enough notice and forward planning it should be possible to minimize the disruption for everyone.

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