"Keep your home and work schedules on the same calendar. I use Outlook. This ensures that you give your personal life just as high a priority as your professional life. I don't make excuses when a client wants a slot that's already taken with a personal commitment (eg. my son's baseball play-off game). I simply say I'm already booked and find another time. I print that calendar off at the beginning of the month and post it for everyone in the family to see so they anticipate when we'll all be available, what commitments we have etc. This allows them to be reasonable in their expectations regarding making other plans or counting on me for things."

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