Why You Should Put ‘Time for My Side Hustle’ on Your Christmas List

Struggling to know what to ask your family for this Christmas? Are you the woman who has everything? Most of us are. But I’m betting what you don’t have is time for your side hustle. Otherwise you wouldn’t be here.

So what about using Christmas to ask your family for the most precious gift of all—time? Instead of unwrapping more socks or scented candles ask for help to make time for your side hustle. A little extra help from your family can make a world of difference.

No idea where to start when it comes to asking for time. Here are a few ideas for you…

Ask for Help with Cooking

Making dinner can take up a lot of time that could otherwise be spent working on your side hustle. Consider asking your family to take over cooking duties for a day a week or once a fortnight. Think about how many times you’d like them to do this as they’re unlikely to agree to do it forever.

What they cook will depend on their culinary skills. If they’re not confident in the kitchen, they could simply reheat meals you’ve prepared before and put in the freezer, microwave some ready meals or make a simple pasta dish.

Request Coverage for Household Chores

Washing clothes and cleaning the house never stop - remember the saying, ‘A woman’s work is never done’. How about asking your family to take on some of these tasks, even just temporarily, to free up your time. Your husband could do the laundry for a week or your teenager could some cleaning tasks for a month.

Childcare

If you have young children and most of the childcare falls to you why not negotiate one night off a week with your other half so that you can use that time to work on your side hustle. Or perhaps your husband could do the school run on some days or take your daughter to her netball practice.

Let Them Support You Financially (in Small, Helpful Ways)

If your family would rather spend their hardearned cash on a present for you rather than covering your household responsibilities suggest gifts that save you time such as vouchers for meal delivery services like Uber Eats or Deliveroo. They could pay for a subscription to Canva or buy an online course that you’ve been wanting to do. Why not take a look at my course options here.

Conclusion

This Christmas make the most of the gift-giving season by asking for the gift of time. If you’re still not sure what to ask for spend some time thinking about all of the tasks you do each week that could be done by someone else in your family. Then choose either the ones that take you the most time or the ones that you dislike the most and make them the ones you ask someone else to do as your Christmas gift. You never know, it might become become a regular thing, with your family helping you out long after your present has run out. Or if that’s a bit too optimistic you can repeat the request on your birthday or for Mothering Sunday.

For a step by step guide to finding time for your side hustle grab my free guide ‘Five Simple Steps to Making Time for a Side Hustle’.