I have been at home with my children since May 31, 2007, but now they both are in school this year.  I am not sure what to do with myself most days even though I have a to do list 2 miles long each day!  I never thought I would say it but it was easier to get things done when the kids were home...lol  I do work from home, but have found it almost impossible to even find the motivation to do that.

Any advice from any moms that have kids in school and you are either a stay at home mom or work from home mom?  How do you get yourself motivated and into a routine?  I take the kids to school at 7:30 and get back home usually around 8 or 8:30 depending on how many people catch me before I get out the door (I am PTO president this year).  I leave to pick them up around 1:45 or 2 and then we get back home around 3 or so.  On Mondays we have dance at 4:45 so we end up leaving home again around 4:20 and then do not return until 6.  On Wednesdays we have gymnastics and do not come home from school at all instead we go strait to town and then do not get back home until almost 8pm.

I always though that I would get tons of things done when both girls started to school because I would have all that uninterrupted time to work and/or clean house.  I know that I really should but yet it is so weird around here without the interruptions that I find myself wondering around trying to figure out what to do next and the sitting on my rear end watching TV, surfing the Internet, or making out list of things I need to do.  For example today I have managed to get last nights supper dishes washed, a load of clothes washed and folded, responded to a few e-mails and that is about it.  The rest of the time has been wasted!

Am I just extremely lazy or extremely unorganized.....or both???  Does anyone else have this problem?  Although I will admit that usually on Thursday and Friday I do get lots of things done around here ;)  Maybe it is because I am adjusted by then and then the weekend is here and come Monday I am lost all over again.  This vicious cycle has got to stop or else I will not have the income coming in that we require to meet basic needs (food, electricity etc...). 

Advice anyone????? Please!

Thanks,
Michelle
work from home mom to 2 wonderful girls

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