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Are you cut out to work at home?
For many women, working at home has become a viable alternative to rejoining the daily grind - you can be at home
for your children, while still contributing to the household finances. Plus, it's a breeze, right? No
stress, no dress code, no boss to speak of, and you don't have to worry about office-mates drinking all the
coffee. Right?
Well…maybe not. I've been working from home myself for two and a half years, and can point to a laundry list of
hurdles a mile long. Working at home is terrific if you can muster the self-discipline and family support
necessary to succeed, but can - and will! - be quite a strain if you can't. Is working at home right for
you?
Miserly Moms discusses the problems and benefits of working at home, and asks some pertinent questions to help you
decide. How much time can you realistically devote to the work? Do you have the discipline to buckle down
and work to a tight deadline? What expenses are involved in working at home? Will your family be respectful
of your work space and understand that even though you're at home, you're working? The article is helpful and
realistic, without being discouraging, and handles a complex subject in a straightfoward manner.
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12-18-2005 @ 7:02PM
Eric Rice said...You know, if it wasn't for working around the clock and parenting around the clock and grumbling everytime I read snippets like this, I'd probably write something focused towards DADS or at the very least, parents.... especially conisdering the finite differences between how men and women are wired, how do Dads function in this space? How about the different classes of Dads, from the beer-drinkin' sports nut, to the sports-hatin', put-the-seat-down, classy metro dad?
The Miserly Moms article is helpful, don't get me wrong. I think my problem is with BloggingBaby. I don't undervalue SA/WAHMs one bit. But just keep in mind that such mom-centricity will raise the ire of a growing number of SA/WAHDs. Call it whiny, if you must, but frustration is gender-neutral, and after morning of irrational terrible-two-driven explosions, you can appreciate where I'm coming from.
Don't make me tell you again. ;-)
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12-18-2005 @ 7:02PM
Maggie said...Hi Eric! Thanks for your comments!
It would be a lot easier for me to write about S/WAHDs if I were, in fact, a father. But I'm not, so work with me, hm? <*grin*> With the exception of pregnancy things, nothing here is solely applicable to moms anyway.
If you go back a bit, you'll find that we *have* talked about S/WAHDs - and dads and parents in general! - in this space:
http://www.bloggingbaby.com/entry/7561336245734324/
http://www.bloggingbaby.com/entry/6289743542018497/
http://www.bloggingbaby.com/entry/2094557345611989/
http://www.bloggingbaby.com/entry/9141584372647815/
http://www.bloggingbaby.com/entry/4585048736293562/
...among others. Fret not, you're not being ignored! I promise!
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12-18-2005 @ 7:02PM
Eric Rice said...Thank you. I'm not snarky anymore, cuz, it's naptime. Ahhhhhhh. ;-)
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