No More Sh**heads

Ahh...it's on days like this that I am happy I work for myself in the comfort of my own home.  I woke up today not feeling very good.  I'm not sick or anything.  I just don't feel good.  I am tired, crabby and just want to curl up on my couch under a blanket and watch movies. 

Of course, I haven't done that YET, but I will migrate to the couch soon and maybe even take a nap once I get a few of my daily work tasks out of the way. 

So why do I love working from home so much and even more so on days like today?  Well, I don't have to call in to a shitty boss.  I don't have to 'be excused' and then deal with the consequences of that.  I used to have this one boss who used to punish me if I ever called out sick.  I'm not kidding! She used to assign me all sorts of crappy tasks, piling it on higher and higher, on the day I returned to work after calling out.  I hated that so much.  No one should be punished for calling out sick.

Also, I can work when I want.  I don't have to spend 8 hours sitting at my desk or bench, doing menial tasks and/or trying to look busy when I was finished with such tasks. It's lovely.  Now when finish something, I move on or take a break or eat something or take a shower.  I get to choose. If I am not feeling well, I can take time off to rest.

I get to be creative.  This has got to be my favorite about working from home.  I can choose what to promote and how to promote it.  I love making images to use for my campaigns. I love making videos.  I love being creative.

I also get to choose who I deal with on a daily basis.  Remember that shitty boss I mentioned before?  Well, I didn't really like her or my co-workers for that matter.  They were all shitty people with even shittier attitudes and work ethics. I used to have to spend 8 hours a day with those shitheads, pretending that I cared and actually liked them.  Little did they know, I hated them and I was happy when they fired me. Now, I get to work with people that I like and admire.  People who have good hearts and are always trying to help each other out.  It's awesome!  I am no longer surrounded by shitheads.

 Working from home for yourself rocks...especially on days when you just aren't feeling that great.

If you are interested in working from home or would like to make extra money every month, click here. 

Or message me. I love helping people escape the shitheads that seem to be everywhere in traditional jobs.

Monday Monday Monday....

Monday Monday Monday! I guess it's back to the old grind for most people. For me it's back to work too, but not in the traditional sense. Today I'm writing a few more ad campaigns and cleaning the house. Yes, that's my life. Coming up with ad campaigns and cleaning.

I spent the holiday and the weekend here at the house watching re-runs of Heroes. Boy, I am loving that show. I was supposed to work my part-time job in retail but I decided to quit instead. Why, you ask?

Well, many people don't know that about 20 years ago I used to work in retail full-time. I used to be a manager and my store was my life. I gave so much of myself and my time to helping run a successful retail shop that I didn't have much life. In fact, I don't remember doing much of anything when I was a retail manager.

Anyway...this one year I remember having to go in on Thanksgiving day late to unload the truck and staying at the shop all day Black Friday. We had another truck come in on Saturday and again, I was there all day. I was exhausted and I hated that feeling. I just wanted to go home and be with my family. Of course, we weren't allowed to leave and I ended up working every single day from then until Christmas Eve.

Now the time leading up to Christmas Eve, people were incredibly rude to us in the shop. I was a manager so I had to deal with the most rude of all the customers. Where was the Christmas spirit, the love, and the peace that the season is supposed to be all about? I can tell you, I never felt it. People shoving and pushing and generally being assholes was what I experienced.

 I began to hate the holidays as a result of working in retail and I vowed that as soon as I could find another job, it would be one where I could have the holidays off. I made good on my promise too and found a job in an office where we actually got extended holidays off and it was great!

SO now, 20 years later I ended up working in retail again, but this time not as a manager. I took the job mostly to get out of the house and for the discount. I had fun working there too most of the time. It wasn't until November when I realized that promise I made to myself and the stress I was already beginning to feel as a result of the upcoming Black Friday. Last week, I made the conscious decision to quit my part-time job in retail because I will not be subjected to the stress and craziness that working in retail entails around this time of year. I will miss many of the people I worked with and I will miss my discount, but I am glad I made the decision to quit. I can concentrate on my business now and enjoy the holidays without all of that stress.

 Life is good..AND it's Cyber Monday!!! Everyone should shop on the internet!