The Challenges of Working at Home and Taking a Day Off

I am convinced that there is nothing quite like working at home. As much as I love what I do – I write all day long, I get to interact with amazing people all over social media and my business trips feel more like extended girl’s nights out – I have a tendency to work myself to the bone. Because I don’t have an office to drive to or set hours I need to clock in for, I end up at my computer most of the day.

A friend of mine, from the blog Nice Girl Notes, wrote a post called The Work From Home Dilemma yesterday in which she asked a few of her social media friends about the Pros and Cons of their jobs online.

Here are some of my Pros and Cons of working at home:

PROS:

• I am home when the kids get home from school every day.
• I don’t have to spend any time or money on a commute.
• I can wear whatever I want to work.
• I love what I’m doing and I don’t have to move to find a good job.
• My schedule is flexible – if I need to volunteer at school or pick up a sick kids or watch my neighbor’s son for a little while, I can.
• Great perks!
• I can take a day off whenever I need to.
• I can exercise right in the middle of my work day.
• My husband works at home, too, so although we are both work-a-holics right now, at least we see each other and help each other out.

CONS:

• I have a tendency to stay in the clothes that I slept in.
• I don’t have any benefits, although I have plenty of PERKS.
• Because I don’t have a standard 8 hour work day, I end up working all the time, with breaks here and there.
• Not everyone understands that I really do have a job.
• Taxes.
• I rarely make time for a day off.

For me, the Pros outweigh the Cons, particularly the fact that I can be earning money right now (which I really need to be doing) but still be home with my kids. However, I’ve been working more than usual the last few weeks and I am wearing myself down. Today the kids are home from school and I have decided to take the day off. It’s not something that I do very often, and it’s rather sad that I have to plan it. But I think a day off and especially a day spent with my kids is exactly what I need.

I love my job. But love my kids more.

Do you work at home? What are some of your work-related pros and cons?

 
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