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On finishing
Some time ago I almost left self-employment and home working and returned to being employed outside the home. As soon as I'd agreed to do it I knew I'd made a mistake. That's a story for another...
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Being a good boss
It was only a headache. Tiredness and a headache sound like they should rank alongside 'the dog ate my homework' in the definitive list of poor excuses. But it was a clanging, excruciating headache...
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Step back and wait
Breakfast by the open back door as the sun streams in. The boy is drawn outside and begins to collect rose petals to make perfume for Mum. Later, I watch as he stands close to the young apple tree...
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How it all started
Well, as promised, here are the highlights (and some lowlights) of my journey towards living and working from home as a charity fundraising consultant...I worked for five or six years for a charity...
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Just do it
I really wish a certain well-known company hadn't appropriated that phrase; it's a good one to live by."It's a lovely day. I could go for a bike ride at lunchtime." Just do it. "But I don't have...
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It all adds up
I posted a while ago about how using the tiny pockets of time that otherwise fall through the cracks of life can help us get things done, but today I've realised how much those tiny pockets can add...
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Not working, not at home
Sometimes working at home is about not working, and not being at home either.Today was sports day at the boy's school. Sports day takes precedence over deadlines, enormous workload and - oops - a...
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Know your limits
A good manager knows the strengths and weaknesses of her staff.For those of us who work for ourselves, that means knowing our own strengths and weaknesses.I am not good at late nights. I'm happy to...
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I didn't notice the sun today
I didn't notice the sun today.I saw my desk and its glowing screen. I saw my words and figures as they travelled across the screen. I saw emails bringing in more tasks to complete. I saw a bowl of...
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When home is not inspiring
Am I alone in fantasising about having a whole day to myself? A whole day to do what I like!But then it finally comes and there's a bit of work that needs doing first thing (because of technical...
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Do less
Illness at the weekend and enforced rest led to a lightning bolt of inspiration which said,"Do less."Hardly rocket science, is it? But it seems radical to me as I have always felt a compulsion to be...
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The horns of a dilemma
There I was, in my last post, musing about the possibilities of doing less... and I think the universe may have been listening and having a little chuckle to itself. For now I find myself on the horns...
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Bringing it home
Doing less and playing in the paddling pool (and getting dirt under my fingernails in the garden) are definitely good for the brain. It has time to breathe, and come up with good ideas, and even admit...
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Validation
A friend of mine remarked recently that she wanted to be 'that mum who, when the child says "can we do painting", answers, "well, I was going to clean the house, but yes, we can do painting!"' The...
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Sitting at desk does not equal work
Once again in the British media there's been discussion of home working and how it involves pyjamas and daytime TV. I read about it here and have no intention of seeking out the original articles...
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Random things
I've written a lot about working at home recently, and rather less about the living at home part. I blame computers. In fact, I blame computers for a lot of things, but in this instance I blame them...
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Getting back into it
The season is turning; there's a definite autumn feel in the air now. Summer is over (it must be, the Husband announced it as we sat in the garden on Sunday evening) and it's time to get back to the...
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As you mean to go on
"Start as you mean to go on."I ran at last week like a bull at a gate. Charged through it all at lightning speed, constantly aware of all my responsibilities and everything that needed to be done....
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Things I never thought I'd miss
Things I never thought I'd miss (but sometimes secretly do) about working outside the home for someone else:Working in a team. That sense of shared purpose and 'all being in it together'. The feeling...
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Highways and Byways
How far does 'home' extend? As far as the front door? The garden gate? Further than that, I think.We've lived in this village for nearly six years and I thought I knew it well. After all, it's not...
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