Summer is almost here and in just about every group I’m part of I hear the same thing, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WHEN THE KIDS ARE HOME ALL DAY?
For us this is the first year my children will be in camp and officially off from school, but i started the preparation last year for this and implemented systems that will be easy follow over their school breaks and weekends.
Here are a few of my favorite that I am sharing with you.
Have a blog schedule in place and FOLLOW it:
Have several blog post written and saved as drafts or scheduled and ready so that all you have to do is just drop in an image when you need them and your are ready to go.
Preplan your social Media post:
No one wants to spend the lazy days of summer sitting behind the screen of a their computer getting sucked into social media because they have to. I keep a draft of quotes, inspirational thoughts and other quirky things in my dropbox folder so I can post any time and from any place.
Keep it mobile;
There is no reason you have to stay indoors in this world of mobility. I always pack a tablet or laptop with me whenever I take the kids out to the park. It allows me to follow up on emails and drafts while the kids play for 30 mins.
Set up an autoresponder:
The one thing I learned is that my kids will only be 6 and 4 once in my life so if I am slow to respond to an email or Facebook post because I want to enjoy my children that’s just what is going to happen. Set up an auto response that is professional and reads “There may be slightly longer delays in my response time as I am making memories with and for my kids” Your children will cherish the memories and you will look back at the images you captured and be happier for it.
Summer Camps:
Enough said. Kids need to be with other kids there are plenty of day camps that are affordable one that will meet your child’s needs. Golf, tennis, lego, swim, even a photography camp held by yours truly. You name it they have a camp for it. Look in to the options as well such as full day, half day etc.
Hire a play sitter:
This was a new one for me, the guilt of having someone else play with my kids while I worked was HARD. I saw it in one of the facebook groups I am part of. Hiring a teenage aged girl for a few hours to play with the kids while I work, edit, or schedule out my social media post for the month. It beat plopping them in front of the TV and relieved my guilt. And I found that they enjoyed the activities she planned for them too. WIN WIN!
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