Like any home-based business, a photography business can be extremely time consuming. I claim to be a “stay-at-home-mom” even though between the playing, feeding, bathing and cleaning I am photographing, editing, marketing, print ordering, website updating, blogging and emailing. While staying at home, I am actually working 40+ hours a week. Sometimes I am up half the night and sometimes I have to multitask with 3-4 things at a time all-day long to get things done. It can be exhausting.
2014 is already steadily booked through summer and I knew something had to change to be the mom I want to be and still be able to have a growing business. I started contemplating how I was going to balance photography and motherhood and I decided that it’s all about scheduling.
We cannot always control when we work, but we can control when we don’t work. Tuesday night I went to bed without my laptop on my lap for the first time in a really long time. I spent yesterday from 7:00 AM-5:00 PM totally off my computer. I didn’t even touch it. I played with Brody all day long, cleaned every room in the house, got dressed and pretty, ran errands and relaxed. It felt so refreshing.
I had something else planned for PhotogBlog Thursday, but I think the most beneficial PhotogBlog for any parent or future parent is this: SCHEDULE.
Schedule your blogs and your Facebook posts. Schedule your dinners. Schedule your days off. Schedule your shoot days. Schedule your edit days. Schedule your time with your family. Schedule your time away from your phone and computer. Schedule time with friends. Schedule date nights. Schedule grocery runs, errand days and cleaning days. Schedule, schedule, schedule.
We may not have 9-5 jobs but we can create a schedule so our business doesn’t consume our entire existence.
Kylee Ann Maughan is a family and international brand photographer based in small-town Northern Utah. She has been a business owner for 13.5 years, and also runs a successful and award-winning associate team. Kylee hosts semi-annual retreats, speaks at conferences and teaches online courses about running a small business and marketing. Her niche in coaching is helping moms turn their passion into profit, while being the mom they dream of.
February 11, 2016
Kylee Maughan
