Yesterday I installed my new design for Suzy Q Designs. It was long overdue and I am quite pleased with the outcome. When you get a chance, please stop by and take a look.

I will begin work on the blog re-design sometime this week.  I am always excited once I learn something new to be able to share with everyone, so thanks for taking the time and I will be back soon!

If you’re honest with yourself, you will remember that before you started your scrapbooking business, there were days when the dishes didn’t get done and the house was in chaos because you were tired or just plain swamped with to dos. Did anyone complain? So, what has changed?

With the responsibilities taken with your new business, there are more demands on your time. Don’t worry about the house falling apart without your constant attention. All that worrying does is increase your stress and anxiety levels and decreases your productivity in your home office. You need to be able to have your full concentration on your scrapbooking business. It’s difficult to be productive when your mind is focusing on your household chores. Think about it. If you were working away from the home, would you be worrying about housework while at the office?

Setting daily goals is one likely solution for your scrapbooking business. These goals should include both family and business related. Setting daily goals helps you maintain the balance between your family and your scrapbooking business. They also help you to be able to relax better.

Here are a few goal-setting tips.

1. Know what your limitations are. In reality, there are no super moms? only us normal moms who are super tired. As the saying goes, Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither will your scrapbooking business be. You’ll need to take it one step at a time. When working on marketing your business, use one plan of attack at a time and develop that strategy. As your client base increases, and you are comfort with that strategy, then you can begin implementing new strategies, adding more projects or clients. Allow yourself time for each project so you can provide excellent service and complete the projects on time. This is a great feeling of accomplishment.

2. Create time in your weekly planner for both business days and housework days to lessen the stress. There will always be housework to do, especially with kids around. For one brief shining moment, your house is clean, everything looks perfect, and then, the family comes home. To combat worrying about a messy home, set a day in your schedule when your business work load is light or take time in the morning each week to devote to cleaning. Be sure to set a time frame, so you don’t spend the whole day doing the housework. Simply do what is necessary. Do a load of dishes and throw a load of laundry in while straightening the family room. The rest can wait for another time. I know what you are thinking, “she’s crazy!”(or not very clean) However, on the days when you need your scrapbooking work to be a priority, your mind will be totally focused on the business and not the laundry.

3. You’ll definitely want to schedule in some free time. While scrapbooking for fun satisfies an emotional need, you also need some down time. Taking time for you in your week will help you to balancing work and home. You don’t have to factor it in every day, butdefinitely when necessary. Sometimes getting away from your work and returning with a fresh and relaxed mind can make all the difference. Like a rubber band, you’ll snap if stretched too far. Make time to do something YOU enjoy, even if it’s just sitting and doing nothing!

Every day brings a new opportunity to grow your scrapbooking business, while enjoying your family and taking time for you to rejuvenate. A well-balanced life boosts your productivity and overall well-being in every one of your tasks, but especially your home scrapbooking business.

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Dawn Stegall is dedicated to helping you succeed with your scrapbooking business. Informative articles, free resources along with scrapbook business tips are available at www.ScrapVenture.com

Ummmmm, I am wrestling with a design idea. It requires that I learn yet another new thing…geez, I remember why I hated school so much! I am trying to get a grasp (a good grasp) on coding so that I can offer web template designs. I have a very talented woman, which I greatly respect, who I would hate to disappoint because I wasn’t as good as I could have been. I am too much of a perfectionist to create web templates that are half-assed…pardon my language.

I wrestle with the fact that I know I can do this, but yet I want to be “good” at it also. Does that make sense? I can create the design and it looks great, but in the back of my mind, I hesitate because I am sure that I could do a better job. The trial and error par of the job is what I always have the hardest time working through.

Thanks for letting me ramble on about my newest idea…I’ll let you know what becomes of it.

Talk soon….

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