Work from home parents
Filed under: Lifestyle, Working out of home, Working moms, Working dads, Staying at home
As you may know, many of the staffers here at Blogging Baby work from home. That fact may have prompted valued commenter LS to write in and ask us for a post focusing on what we and other parents do to make income from home.It sparked a super interesting thread of discussion amongst the staffers here, actually.
Though "working from home" sounds like a dream, it also has its challenges. When I quit my full-time office job for a full-time work-from-home job, I was continually congratulated, usually accompanied with a wistful "you're so lucky" sigh. And I am so lucky. I drop Nolan off later, pick him up earlier. When he is sick I can stay home with him. If I want to take him to the park for an hour at 2:00 in the afternoon, I can, and then I just make up that hour at night.
But, as mentioned in our discussion thread here today, there are repercussions for that flexibility. There's usually no healthcare. Late nights working are not an exception, they're a rule. There's no separation from home and office so there's no "line" between work and relaxation time. Weekends are spent working, at least some of the time.
I have been a corporate salesperson for most of my working life, and in my work-from-home job I'm doing the same thing I've always done - just, from my living room. And also wearing yoga pants with dried fruit crusts. I also do a lot of freelance writing, here and for other publications. Companies like this one (whom I actually talked to today as part of my stay-at-home job) offer writers opportunity to submit articles for cash, and I am sure there are others.
Work from home parents, do you have any tips on how to help make ends meet from home? It seems to me there are a small number of fields you can work from home and I'm sure ideas are welcome.Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments