Moms, entrepreneurs, grandparents – whatever your role is, we all feel it.

With anticipation, both positive and stress-filled, we wait for that last day of school or the summer work calendar which changes our schedule beginning in June.

The problem is that we often don’t plan for it, and then try to do everything we normally do. We squeeze in time for those additional summer activities.  In our business, we think we can be as productive as we are the rest of the year. Not so.

We end up feeling like our time is splintered; there are too many pieces to our pie chart of a summer day schedule.

Solutions follow — Tips for how to change your schedule, expectations and have a calmer summer season.