This summer’s school break is great for parents and kids alike. We all have the chance to sleep later and stay up a little bit later, go places and do things that we couldn’t do during the confines of the school year. We got to enjoy life a little more. All of the enjoyment, however, comes at a price. When you’re a work at home mom, the productivity and workload can take a hit.

Summer Income Drop:

Recently I spent a little time analyzing my summer income numbers. It’s no surprise to note that there was a drop in income during the past two months (gasp). I wrote enough to keep income coming in but I wasn’t as prolific during the summer months as I had been in the spring. Luckily I do have a few residual income sources that weren’t affected by my lack of productivity.

Now that it’s time for the kids to go back to school, I’ll be able to re-establish my writing schedule. After all, this is the time of the year when businesses get back to work preparing for the holiday season. As a work at home mom, I’ve got to follow suit.

Lesson Learned:

Write like the dickens during the school year to beef up my residual income sources so that next summer I’ll have a larger residual income check to enjoy.