The Joy Of Working From Home
Working from home makes me feel privileged at the best of times and even at the worst of times it is still pretty good. In my capacity of Boss, I awarded myself a few days vacation (starting today). In an effort to leave everything tidy and up to date, I needed to work on Sunday morning and to put in some extra hours yesterday. Despite this extra push, there are still things I would like to have finished before I leave but I think it will always be like that: the day I think everything is completely finished will be the day I have lost interest in my business. I can't imagine that day every arriving, I haven't gone anywhere yet but I am already looking forward to getting back home to work on my new website design. This is why I was happy to get up and do some work hours before my husband is likely to wake up. I'll just about have time to pack after breakfast.
I am in the middle of rebuilding my website as part of an educational exercise: an experienced (and very successful) marketer has offered to show selected people exactly what he did to become successful and how he maintains his success. The cynics will be saying "Heard that one before" and "How much is it costing?" but it is a genuine offer of free help and the possibilities are very exciting. On second thoughts, it's a good job I'm going away for a few days, otherwise I'd probably burn out by the end of this week.
This was supposed to be a very short blog entry to mention that the August issue of Networkers' Calendar is online. My ramblings were prompted by things I heard this morning.
You know how there are sounds your house makes and noises from outside that you hear so often you don't notice them anymore? This morning, I became aware of the morning routines of some of my neighbours and I realised that I have been hearing the same things day in and day out for goodness knows how long (it could be years). I tend to wake up early and I enjoy the feeling of not having to get up immediately and start rushing around. During this time, I hear a door nearby being opened and quickly banged shut. This is followed by the sound of a woman walking briskly (at least I assume it is a woman because of the high heels), in winter it is still dark when she leaves home. My guess is that she is hurrying to catch a train into the city, because she goes in the direction of the railway station and away from the local bus route. At 7.15am (promptly) my next door neighbour leaves the house and I know he has to catch a train into London. I don't know how he manages to be always on time as he has a young baby to keep him awake at night. At 7.30am the man who lives two houses away slams his front door, noisily starts his car and drives off. I don't know him and I wonder whether he goes out early because he has a long commute or because he has to start work early. Another car starts up about ten minutes later, it always makes a funny squealing noise before the engine fires up. Other neighbours can be heard leaving and eventually the commuters are joined by the school kids.
There is no school today as it is the middle of the summer break, so it becomes very quiet after the commuters have dashed off. I enjoy the sound of the birds chirping in the tree outside my office window until a magpie comes onto the scene and loudly announces its presence. What an absolute joy it is to be sitting here in my bathrobe, drinking tea, listening to the birds singing -- oh yes, and working, don't forget this is work.
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If you want to work from home on the internet but don't know where to start, visit my main website at Hunting Venus.com You'll find all the help you need.
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I am in the middle of rebuilding my website as part of an educational exercise: an experienced (and very successful) marketer has offered to show selected people exactly what he did to become successful and how he maintains his success. The cynics will be saying "Heard that one before" and "How much is it costing?" but it is a genuine offer of free help and the possibilities are very exciting. On second thoughts, it's a good job I'm going away for a few days, otherwise I'd probably burn out by the end of this week.
This was supposed to be a very short blog entry to mention that the August issue of Networkers' Calendar is online. My ramblings were prompted by things I heard this morning.
You know how there are sounds your house makes and noises from outside that you hear so often you don't notice them anymore? This morning, I became aware of the morning routines of some of my neighbours and I realised that I have been hearing the same things day in and day out for goodness knows how long (it could be years). I tend to wake up early and I enjoy the feeling of not having to get up immediately and start rushing around. During this time, I hear a door nearby being opened and quickly banged shut. This is followed by the sound of a woman walking briskly (at least I assume it is a woman because of the high heels), in winter it is still dark when she leaves home. My guess is that she is hurrying to catch a train into the city, because she goes in the direction of the railway station and away from the local bus route. At 7.15am (promptly) my next door neighbour leaves the house and I know he has to catch a train into London. I don't know how he manages to be always on time as he has a young baby to keep him awake at night. At 7.30am the man who lives two houses away slams his front door, noisily starts his car and drives off. I don't know him and I wonder whether he goes out early because he has a long commute or because he has to start work early. Another car starts up about ten minutes later, it always makes a funny squealing noise before the engine fires up. Other neighbours can be heard leaving and eventually the commuters are joined by the school kids.
There is no school today as it is the middle of the summer break, so it becomes very quiet after the commuters have dashed off. I enjoy the sound of the birds chirping in the tree outside my office window until a magpie comes onto the scene and loudly announces its presence. What an absolute joy it is to be sitting here in my bathrobe, drinking tea, listening to the birds singing -- oh yes, and working, don't forget this is work.
If you want to work from home on the internet but don't know where to start, visit my main website at Hunting Venus.com You'll find all the help you need.
