I read several books and articles on the great opportunities and challenges in working from home. For me, it mainly comes down to distractions. If you’re like me, you have a grand number of things on your to-do list. That list keeps getting longer, and it always feels like I’ve only gotten the bare minimumContinueContinue reading “My Daily Struggles while Working From Home”
Category Archives: Philosophizing
Living, Writing, Loving It
I admit that I go M.I.A. from this site all too often. It’s just that I’m living the life that I want, but have very little time for extra stuff. Extra stuff includes promoting my skills online. I really do want to write more about my experience. Really! So, here’s an update – I started advertisingContinueContinue reading “Living, Writing, Loving It”
Normal and the Power of Suggestion
I keep wondering what my life would be like if I hadn’t fallen into the “normal” trap. I call it a trap because so many people are unhappy. I know I’m confused as to how it happened so easily in my life. Despite the lack of contentment, people who advise the next generation’s biggest life decisionsContinueContinue reading “Normal and the Power of Suggestion”
Today I will take control of my career.
Are you a self-starter? I used to self-proclaim as a self-starter until I tried starting something big for myself. It turns out I’m great at working independently, but not very good at knowing where to start if there’s no initial assignment. No one was telling me what to write or giving me a deadline, soContinueContinue reading “Today I will take control of my career.”
Standing in my own way
Standing in my own way: I question my motivation as a writer and a parent My husband and I recently hired a babysitter so that I could get back on track with my [potential] career in strategic communications. The sitter officially started last week. This week’s initial session was cancelled because Baby was sick, soContinueContinue reading “Standing in my own way”
Live to work, work to live: I could be my own employer
Christmas and the New Year have passed, and I am ready to barrel right into 2016. My motivation is not a New Year’s resolution, but an epiphany I had while preparing for the holidays. As busy as my life was before December, it got even crazier with having to add shopping trips, wrapping, dishes toContinueContinue reading “Live to work, work to live: I could be my own employer”
My magical Christmas to his superficial holiday
Holidays take on a different meaning for everyone. It’s an individual response of built up experiences on certain days. Christmas is a week away. Last night my husband and I finally put lights on the small spruce that we picked out the Saturday before. I smiled and bounced a little as we each chose one ornamentContinueContinue reading “My magical Christmas to his superficial holiday”
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