tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post8503332599275532609..comments2023-11-03T02:51:37.788-05:00Comments on 24/7: Being My Own BossBinkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161541480469324280noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-2273272449166946092008-10-11T12:02:00.000-05:002008-10-11T12:02:00.000-05:00I'm just starting off on this "being my own boss" ...I'm just starting off on this "being my own boss" thing - am only a week into it and can see that it's all a big juggling test! I try to talk myself down by reminding myself I can only do one thing at a time and so I might as well just pick one and finish it! If someone posts THE ANSWER, please share it! <BR/><BR/>Good luck to you with your juggling - take time to smell the roses...or surf the internet!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-44067980319404587592008-09-23T19:39:00.000-05:002008-09-23T19:39:00.000-05:00I'm kinda like Mrs. Chicken. I work from home, but...I'm kinda like Mrs. Chicken. I work from home, but I often go work at a coffee shop so it feels more like work, and there are no procrastinating distractions like laundry and dirty windows. <BR/><BR/>And I totally know what you mean about the quiet. It's nice, but also debilitating. And often times, depressing.Zellmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205730682765977056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-40481005617363239992008-09-23T10:57:00.000-05:002008-09-23T10:57:00.000-05:00When I feel motivated, I don't let myself sit down...When I feel motivated, I don't let myself sit down at naptime until I've finished at least one constructive thing. <BR/><BR/>That one thing rarely is cleaning the bathroom. <BR/><BR/>And one blog, 2 or 3 times a week, keeps me busy enough to keep me from writing anything else. <BR/><BR/>But for now, it's a victory that I'm writing <I>something</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-27695095997088542342008-09-17T16:29:00.000-05:002008-09-17T16:29:00.000-05:00For me timers in ten or 15 minute increments work....For me timers in ten or 15 minute increments work. And loud music.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-35362504999434215232008-09-17T09:40:00.000-05:002008-09-17T09:40:00.000-05:00It is hard to partition your time. I find that the...It is hard to partition your time. I find that the ONLY way I focus on my writing as a "job" is if I leave the house.<BR/><BR/>I swear by the babysitter, even for four hours a week. Makes a HUGE difference for me.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342425698876916791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-70179831179218989452008-09-17T05:28:00.000-05:002008-09-17T05:28:00.000-05:00I don't know how to do it - I am motivated to keep...I don't know how to do it - I am motivated to keep a clean house because the disorganization drives me crazy, plus with three infants and a limited supply of bibs and bottles I don't really have a choice but to get the dishes laundry done.....but when it comes to actual "work" I find myself totally unmotivated to look for a new job. So here I sit - the PhD in chemistry and now a stay at home mom. Sometimes I feel lazy for not looking more and stupid for not caring, but then when I check on my three sleeping babies before I go to bed I know that I couldn't leave them yet anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-64393702677364053702008-09-16T20:56:00.000-05:002008-09-16T20:56:00.000-05:00I get very little done. I've been doing laundry f...I get very little done. I've been doing laundry for 2 days. Given I have mono and every chance I get I take a nap. But, I"m writing 7 blogs and doing my best to keep up, but I sure feel behind. I'm watching DVR stuff now that the boys are in bed and surfing, reading blogs, when I could be sleeping or at least doing the laundry...oh well....who cares in the grand scheme of things anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-75450855025811197572008-09-16T17:54:00.000-05:002008-09-16T17:54:00.000-05:00you know my answer to this, lol. miss you!Jeneyou know my answer to this, lol. <BR/><BR/>miss you!<BR/><BR/>JeneJenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16740002893151220086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-21909335012736402382008-09-16T17:46:00.000-05:002008-09-16T17:46:00.000-05:00Ditto what the other's have said. #1 may be doing...Ditto what the other's have said. #1 may be doing a preschool thing soon and it'll be during #2's naptime and what will I do with that time? Blog? Surf? Read? Knit? I have no idea, and hate feeling like there's pressure for me to decide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-26586458552682526972008-09-16T17:18:00.000-05:002008-09-16T17:18:00.000-05:00I've got no magical solutions but lots of sympathy...I've got no magical solutions but lots of sympathy. My very own 4 year old boss in school 4 days a week this year and her assistant, I mean sister, is on two naps a day. I try to work on my freelance writing during naps but it doesn't always happen.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981623960877353418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-81370503932624170842008-09-16T14:52:00.000-05:002008-09-16T14:52:00.000-05:00Baby steps. I just know that I'm not going to get ...Baby steps. I just know that I'm not going to get all of a project done in one block of time so I just do parts here and there.<BR/><BR/>Also, I spend a lot of time on the internet thinking about all the stuff I should be doing.<BR/><BR/>So, probably what you do.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01979925607834752536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-16383132632899116212008-09-16T14:14:00.000-05:002008-09-16T14:14:00.000-05:00I'd make some suggestions, but you've heard them a...I'd make some suggestions, but you've heard them all before and yelled at me for suggesting that you could accomplish things. So, I'll let the other 3 readers come up with better ideas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31704895.post-8409042682432228222008-09-16T13:55:00.000-05:002008-09-16T13:55:00.000-05:00Oooooh I do the same thing, just surf and wallow i...Oooooh I do the same thing, just surf and wallow in internet garbage. I love it. It's one of my favorite hobbies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com