The Work-at-Home Solution to Single Moms and Summer Vacation

One of my favorite things about summer is that my kids are at home with me all day, every day.  And we get to do so many fun activities, like going to the water park and the movies, taking an art class (which I do with my daughters, Julie and McKenzie), and cheering my son, Matthew, on at his weekly baseball games.

But there is one small drawback to having the kids home so much, and that is the fact that I’m a work-at-home, single mom.  This means that I have to work, as well as be responsible for the planning of activities, the babysitting duties, and the taxiing to and from every class, friend’s house, and sporting event.  Some days, all that feels like more than a full-time job in itself!

Fortunately, I’m lucky enough to have a job that only demands an hour or two of my day, so that I can work early in the morning or late at night when my kids are fast asleep.  And even when I need to attend to work while my kids are ready and waiting to play, I can just bring my netbook or smartphone along, and work on the go since everything I need is online.

My work-at-home job is the perfect solution to the summer vacation paradox of getting to spend more time with your kids, but still get work done.  And what’s even better is that my job allows me to make a lucrative salary in just few hours of work per day, so that we don’t have to miss out on a single exciting trip, activity, or event the entire summer.

So on days when I feel like being a single, working mom is a full-time job, I just stop and think of how lucky I am to have the circumstances that I do, and happily go back to whatever planning, babysitting, or taxiing that my kids need me for.