Let’s be real a lot of us crazy entrepreneur-brained people end up married to fellow crazy entrepreneur-brained people. And what that can sometimes look like you and your spouse working from home all day every day. And SOMETIMES that can look like a bit of a learning curve as we navigate spending so much time in the exact same space, trying to stay focused, still prioritizing the home, family, marriage, work…

We’ve been there too. Both of us work from home with our spouses and while we won’t pretend we’re the world’s leading experts in this area, we’ve both learned a LOT with our husbands and we figured we’d take today to share our experiences and lessons in this area!

 

• Plan out your weekly schedule in advance (Sunday night or Monday morning). 

 

• Have a morning and evening routine to start and end each day rhythmically. Allows consistency for your brain to start work and stop work. 

 

• Working from coffee shops/having separate offices/working spaces – this isn’t always possible, but in a situation where one person is taking calls/meetings, etc and it can be impossible to focus. Either go to a coffee shop, or another room, and/or invest in some great noise-canceling headphones.

 

• Meal prepping for a full week is great when both of you are working throughout the week (making sure you eat & saving time and stress during the week)

 

• If you have children, figure out who is watching them when (you, spouse, babysitter, family, etc…). 

 

• Delegate household roles and chores and communicate THOROUGHLY on who is doing what: i.e. laundry, cooking, dishes, general cleaning, bills/mail/paperwork, etc.

 

• Have regular date nights – dedicated time and space to pour into your romantic relationship to avoid becoming just roommates or coworkers.

 

• Make time to do solo activities that nourish your soul. If you’re working together (either in the same business OR separately but both still at home) it can be easy to never get “alone” time. Communicate and talk through solo excursions or things you can do separately either after work or during the workday (if your business allows it) or on the weekends. Ideas: going to get your nails done, going on a motorcycle ride, taking a walk in the park with your dog, etc. The point here is that sometimes we need solo time to recharge and internally process thoughts, think of ideas, etc, especially when you’re around your spouse all day every day because you’re both working from home.

 

• Have a sabbath once a week – to drop work completely and rest as a family. Stack the day with restful fun activities you both LOVE doing. 

 

 

 

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