Comments on: Confessions of a Small Business Owner Pt. 4

By: Garden Tour at Life in the Garden

Garden Tour at Life in the Garden — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:12:42 +0000

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By: Legalized Prostitution at Life in the Garden

Legalized Prostitution at Life in the Garden — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:48:42 +0000

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By: Lenette

Lenette — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:36:27 +0000

Candace, when I first started working out of the home, I was shocked to discover that the help I’d had with household duties when working full-time at the office disappeared. Kinda hurt my feelings, cuz I was putting in more hours than ever.

Things are better now, and I’m with you: I don’t EVER want to go back to the cube farm.

By: candace

candace — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:58:37 +0000

ah, *working from home*!

I have the opposite situation from Tim…

Something about it is still hard for the “outside” world to comprehend. Just the other day a woman who knows me very well actually made a comment about remembering how her days too, just flew by when *she* didn’t have a job.

huh?

And somehow…the laundry, dishes, grocery shopping, mowing, bill paying, errand running and cleaning, all those things can be done by ME ALONE because..hey…I have that cushy work at home job!

Seriously though, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Never again could I ever work for anyone but myself. I’d get fired for sure. I’m too used to doing exactly what I want/when I want!

By: lmhall

lmhall — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:16:09 +0000

Deidre, right on sister.

By: Deidre Blair

Deidre Blair — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:57:18 +0000

Ur thoughts were perfect, who knew we would have these balancing
issues! I never want to hear “great opportunity” again. My opportunity lies within my soul. I am working as fast as I can.

By: lmhall

lmhall — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:24:42 +0000

TT, that’s what’s keeps it interesting, the growth and transition of the biz. Even in the early part-time stage, I realized right away, that the distribution had to be moved off-site, we were suffocating.

I think the separation of the space will help with time management. One of my talents is managing other people’s time. My own? Needs refinement.

By: Timothy Totten

Timothy Totten — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:57:20 +0000

Lenette:
From personal experience (5 years running my own company) you have to find a separation. My current workshop is attached to my home but is completely separate, in terms of the activities that take place in each.
It took me a while to get there, but having the ability to “close the door,” both literally and figuratively has made a HUGE difference to my psyche.
Try it, even if it’s just a small partitition that you can close off. You’ll be glad you made the distinction.

By: workhome

workhome — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:02:54 +0000

I have seen your site and i too came through these cases a lot. many of my friends were in a dilemma and got depressed in deciding among them. Your idea of gardening is really worth full to work it out