do you work
 

from home?> if so..what do you do?

I have a daycare. I am looking for other things to do as well..

no but that would be so nicee

it has its up and downs believe me.. I will probably go outside the home when Savannah hits kindergarten since its all day!

I've worked full time out of the home since I was 17 :eek:

I'd LOVE a break - beleive me BUT...I'm too high maintence, so my husband thinks...and I always have to buy nice things. :rolleyes: If its the latest trend? I gotta have it!:p

Soooooo........I don't see a break in the near future :D

I don't but wished I did. The luxury of doing things when you want to :)

I worked from home for 3 years (im a hairdresser) and it had it ups and downs, great i didnt have to travel to work..downside you were never away from work!

I've worked full time my whole life - I was on my own at 16-1/2 and finished high school while holding down a job - I was laid off my last job that I loved and the company closed or I'd still be there - I loved my job.

This is the longest I've gone between jobs - 4-1/2 years....Aside from helping with my husbands now closed business ...I work on the side also ...but am in the process of job hunting. My husband seems to shoot down every possibility - too far away - not enough money - no benefits etc....(I think he's just scared to be alone now) :( ..but when the right one comes along I'll be back full time again. I do need something pretty close in case something happens to him... but my girls are going to be so so devestated - they can't stand me gone for 4 hours let alone more than 8.

I worked as a claims adjuster for years and the work that needed to be done at home just got to be all of my time. get up....get me and little one ready...quick eat.....drop off at daycare....work....come home in traffic....cook dinner....get little one in bath.....go to bed....
my husband and i thought this is no way to live the only life you have.
so i became a stay at home mom. i have done nothing for income. it has been very very tight but we make it.
i have been looking into working out of the home w these companies , which are legit, i found them on cnn money.........LIVEOPS AND ALPINE.... all you have to do is get a second line into your home...they do the rest. basically you are taking orders over the phone for catalogs, some tv advertisments, etc.....cnn approved of them and so did msnbc. i am checking into them and want to start when my little one goes to school.
so maybe you want to ck this out.
YOU CANNOT BE BOTHERED BY ANYONE OR DO YOUR HOUSE CHORES WHILE YOU ARE ON THE PHONE. you have to be able to give full 100% commitment to the phone. you set your hours every two months and they expect you to work these hours.
ck it out

OHHHH i forgot....it has its ups and downs. believe me. i miss adult interaction so bad. all my friends work. i have no one (adult )to talk to during the day. you run out of things to do. you start looking bad. wearing husbands big tee shirts. ohhhhhh have i gone down hill.

me to!! :):D :D

i worked a few jobs from home before, not all at the same time. but i've transcribed doctor dictation to type written format. and also did a stint of photography and video.

working from home by yourself requires a lot of self discipline. that means devoting time at home to work as if you're working onsite at the office. i find that trying to tend to house duties while working from home results in two jobs done poorly. not to mention, i find that i never quite leave work behind since it's so easy to just "work for a little bit" and have it turn into a whole sunday afternoon.

in the end i prefer to work outside the home. work is in the office and stays at the office. home remains home, for personal things.

I have been having a break for a few months. Not I don't want to work but under some circumstances, I am not supposed to and I cannot so I HAVE to wait. No exceptions but things are still manageable the way it is now with just my parents backhome, hubby, Siu Pao and birdie Chapou to care for. Hopefully there will be nothing big happens and crossing my fingers.

I hear ya! I wish my work stayed at work, though. I'm a teacher, and it comes home with me too! :eek: :p

I'm a speech-language pathologist in a school setting so my work (paperwork)also comes home more than it should. I'm working on leaving it completely at work. It has gotten better within the last few years but I'm not completely there yet :(

I worked in a courthouse for twelve years and ended up just hating it. My husband wanted to live in FL and I figured he deserved it. We sold the house in MD and moved to FL two years ago. I was nowhere near retirement but I sure was glad to leave that job!! The state retirement really sucks there anyway so I really haven't lost a whole lot. Anyway, I certainly do miss payday but I'm real good with money and since my husband knows that...he just lets me stay on ebay!!!

I feel ya!!! I've been bringing home less and less too, and like you, and not 100% yet! ;) Some day.

I've always worked full time since I graduated back in '73. I've worked in factory jobs..(like overtime when I wanted it, but hated mandatory OT), worked in a couple of offices and then I wanted to be home with my son. So I quit my admin. assist. job and started driving a school bus. Insurance is great, pay...not so much, but I'm off when my son is out of school. Pretty soon he'll be working full time in the summer (he's 16 now). I am making dog clothes right now to sell at local flea markets and fairs. I don't want an online store or anything like that. Sew in the winter....sell in the summer.

I use to work full time jobs BUT I haven't work sense 2000.

Does being a housewife work?

Cleaning,cooking,taking care of my family & grandchildren

Taking care of my 7 dogs is that work?

Keeping up with my 16 year old son is that work?


YES I work.....I just don't get money for it.

I worked full time from 1972 until 2001. I had a closed head injury in 1999 and struggled with my job until I found a good doctor who did some tests and explained that i'd lost most of my comprehension abilities and short term memory. If it wasn't for my dogs:animal36 I don't think I would have survived. Most common tasks are mentally draining. I have always had my :aimeeyork babies to keep me going. I centered myself to learn as much as I could about dogs and grooming and play. They became my job. They give me purpose.
I just love YT because it gives me an opportunity to learn more about these beautiful animals than I ever thought possible. It's hard for me to make new friends because my mental limitations are taxing for some people. The friends that I have made here are a special bonus in my life.
I forgot, what was the question?

no but i would love to open my own doggie daycare or groom place :D

Awesome :thumbup: Same here - in home daycare ;) Only I'm looking for NOTHING else to do - LMAO :D

I would love to work from home.........I'm just not creative enough or business oriented.

I grew up in foster care and went through their independant living program at 16........worked full-time and went to high school.

Now, I am married (no skin kids yet) and finishing up RN school. I work part-time and do mystery shopping on the side. Can't wait to graduate and earn REAL money..........lol

Jess

After 36 years of working for our local city government, I retired in 2005. Not because I had planned to, but my job was eliminated. I started there right out of high school. I have adjusted to being home full time, didn't take long, and am loving it. I have had a small internet antique business for years and had planned on expanding when I retired but that hasn't happend yet. Got Jack shortly after I retired and have expanded the family to three :aimeeyork :aimeeyork :aimeeyork now. They keep me busy and entertained. So I love being home. I am able to spend a little of my day (or a lot) here on YT.

Way off topic, just curious as to if you like that profession? I am going to school right now, for sign language interpretation, and thinking of heading into that field.. curious to know how you like it?

I'm an SLP for a school district in an urban area and I work with children from Pre-K through high school. I prefer working with children vs. adults in this field and I LOVE working with the kids and helping them however, a HUGE part of my job has become and OVERWHELMING amount of paperwork. All the paperwork I'm required to do seems to take away from the kids and I'm really not comfortable with that because they are a NEEDY bunch of kids. I don't want to discourage you because I LOVE WHAT I DO--IT IS VERY REWARDING--BUT If you do decide to get into this field, I would recommend working in a different TYPE of setting. Perhaps a hospital setting, or a PRIVATE school. Working for a city school district that is financially and educationally distressed has additional issues completely unrelated to your job but will affect HOW you are able to do your job and most likely increase your stress level tenfold. This is my 7th year and I'm feeling the effects of burnout. The only reprieve is that I get 8 weeks off during the summer and time off around holidays but sometimes it's not enough.

sorry for the LONG reply :) . If you have any questions, you can pm me

In addition to my pet clothing website, I do medical billing from home during the week and in the office on weekends.

I have worked fulltime, FOREVER! started when I was 15... the only time I have had off is when my girls were born.
Just recently, I have wanted, really bad, to stay home. I also have a 2nd job that is killing me. I own a competition cheerleading business that keeps me going 2 or 3 nights a week in addition to work... at least I get to bring the furbabies with me to the gym... we have our own mascots!
probably gonna work forever....
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jessyrn do you seriously do mystery shopping i seen an add for it the other day like they give you a 1000 dollars to go shop and report what the business is like i would love to do that and work at home! lol I would make so much money since im dedicated to the computer and would save me tons of gas on my trailblazer! waitressing sucks sometimes! good money but sometimes not worth the trouble!

I've seen those ads for mystery shoppers, too. I always wonder how legit they are.

I work from home doing web design and I have an online boutique. I started my business about 3 years ago when I was put on STRICT bed rest for almost 3 months while pregnant with my daughter. I used up all my maternity leave before she was even born since I was stuck in bed, so I FORCED myself to make a successful home business. The other option would have been going back to work and putting my newborn in daycare, which I absolutely refused to do. :)