So what does everyone do then?

Alvin · #11 (**permalink**) 30-05-2008, 19:34

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Originally Posted by admagic

I have an excuse!!!

I am producing my latest set of video how to DVDS, and the video renderuing takes hours....so that is my excuse for doing sweet fa for a while!

Serious problems there my lad.

I have never needed excuses for doing sweet F all.

Its always come Naturaly.

Alvin

Calibre Designs · #12 (**permalink**) 31-05-2008, 00:35

Run a design company. Well at the moment its like juggling lots of balls in the air

vtuli09 · #13 (**permalink**) 14-07-2008, 14:55

well in my family my mom and dad both work in offices...and my elder sister too works...im also finished with my studies and about to join my job...and younger brother is studying...

prettypetal · #14 (**permalink**) 15-07-2008, 23:22

Hi Lousie,

I too am a stay at home working Mummy with 2 children. I spend my day making and posting all things gorgeous for bath and body. The down side.......busy busy busy , juggling constantly!...the up side....so much more mummy and kiddies time and I always smell nice!

Chiggs · #15 (**permalink**) 17-07-2008, 15:11

Hi Louise, missed your post first time round- hope things are going well with the work at home stuff!

I run my business from home, I sell (mainly wholesale) cards/gifts I've 'invented' with numbered dials to keep track of baby's feed and everyone's medicine times. I've been going about 2 and a half years now.

Self discipline can be tricky (I started this 5 minute break ooh, 20 mins ago now

) but what helped me was turning a room into an office. It means I don't have paperwork all over the house, and I can keep stock in one place.

I have to say, it also helped that my daughter started school last September

as I can work more regular 9-3 sort of hours.

AccountingBasics · #16 (**permalink**) 23-07-2008, 14:48

I have worked at home since having our first daughter, 7 years ago.

In the past I have done the accounts for our own consultancy business. That is now closed and I have been looking for something else. I have just started writing websites to include affiliate links and Google Adsense. The advantage of this is that I can work at home at any time (unless my 3 year old wants the computer). It is difficult to juggle between children, housework shopping and work.

If this doesn't earn enough I may need to look for other ideas.

razzamatazz · #17 (**permalink**) 25-07-2008, 19:19

i try to set myself specific times to hide myself away in the office and disipline myself to get on with the task in hand. i can recomend a good book that gives you guidence on how not to waste time. its called 'eat that frog' so why am i chatting on this forum and not actually making some phone calls? hmmmmm good question.!

Louise · #18 (**permalink**) 28-07-2008, 08:32

ooh, very sorry - I don't know how I missed all these new posts

Hello everyone

Chiggs - I'd have LOVED your wheel a year ago when I easily could have forgotten my own head, never mind when I last fed him. What a fab idea!

It's really great to see so many other parents having their cake and eating it (quite literally in my case - anyone else have a 'cake o'clock' break several times a day?

)

I'll admit to really struggling this month. I'm hardly getting anything done. Son is 13 months now and on the move (not walking yet, but crawls as fast as a speeding bullet), so I feel like I'm chasing my tail trying to catch up on work the second he goes down for a nap. Ah well, only 2 more months until he starts nursery for a couple of days a week so I've resigned myself to getting naff all done until then. We've just turned a bedroom into my office so I'm all set to go - I'll just have to enjoy having him to myself a while longer. He's growing up so quickly.

How's everyone else doing this month?

Chiggs · #19 (**permalink**) 28-07-2008, 12:33

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Originally Posted by Louise

Chiggs - I'd have LOVED your wheel a year ago when I easily could have forgotten my own head, never mind when I last fed him. What a fab idea!

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Louise

I'll admit to really struggling this month. I'm hardly getting anything done. Son is 13 months now and on the move (not walking yet, but crawls as fast as a speeding bullet), so I feel like I'm chasing my tail trying to catch up on work the second he goes down for a nap. Ah well, only 2 more months until he starts nursery for a couple of days a week so I've resigned myself to getting naff all done until then. We've just turned a bedroom into my office so I'm all set to go - I'll just have to enjoy having him to myself a while longer. He's growing up so quickly.

How's everyone else doing this month?

You have my sympathies trying to work with a 'crawler'! We've had a houseful of children this weekend, and it was the little ones who were the problem- into everything!

My daughter, who is 5 is, of course, on school hols at the moment, so I'm either enlisting her help (you're never too young to start in business

) or trying to catch up on work in the evenings.

razzamatazz · #20 (**permalink**) 28-07-2008, 12:36

doing terribly at the moment, with my 2 kids off school ( 5 and 12) so much distraction and guilt, i should be doing stuff with them, but instead i'm playing at doing work but am getting sidetracked and not stuck into anything. my job involves making lots of phone calls, but i'm shying away from them because i know that a little voice will come and say 'what ya doin mum' ( not professional) need to give myself a good talking to.