Parental leave for many mothers becomes a long and sometimes long-awaited break from work. However, women often complain of boredom, lack of income and personal development. Meanwhile, the decree can be an excellent opportunity to earn money without leaving your home, improve and change your life for the better.
Time to think
On maternity leave, a young mother does not have to be bored: most often the day is scheduled by the hour, while it is extremely difficult to plan anything specific, because a lot depends on the baby's regimen. However, during pregnancy and caring for a child, a woman has a wonderful opportunity to think and analyze her life. The birth of a baby, of course, changes the life of parents. It's time to prioritize and understand what you want in the future.
Listen to your own feelings, think about how you would like to live on. It is quite possible that after the birth of a baby, your career will fade into the background, and now you will want to devote more time to your family and your hobbies. The most important thing is not to dive headlong into maternal concerns. Be sure to devote time to your own development, read more, set new goals.
Take up a hobby that you have been putting aside. It is quite possible that in the future it will be able to bring you income.
Stay in the ranks
There are many successful women for whom the available job is their favorite work of a lifetime. They are not going to change anything and are waiting for an early return to their native team. In this case, the decree can be perceived by them as an annoying pause, because of which they risk dropping out of working life and jeopardizing their careers. That is why they need to "stay in the ranks" even on parental leave.
If your situation is one of those, make the most of your maternity leave. Keep in touch with the team, study literature by profession. Discuss with management the possibility of working remotely or completing individual projects from home. With modern resources, this is not difficult to do.
If work brings you good income and pleasure, you will definitely find time for it, even with your baby. Think over the organization of everyday life or find an assistant for 2-3 hours a day to devote this time to your business.
Other work
There are many ways to earn extra money on maternity leave. One of the best solutions is to find remote work online depending on your skills. There are a lot of opportunities: programming, writing texts, design, coursework, provision of information services, accounting.
Start doing new things while you are pregnant. Start a blog and social media groups to help you promote your services. Yes, at first you are unlikely to be able to devote a lot of time and effort to part-time work. However, gradually you will learn to do everything quickly enough and get a good income without leaving your home.
