The largest problem facing freelancers and people who work from home is leaving work. Though the commute is always ideal, one can never leave work when they live at it. The Japanese have learned to deal with this by secretly ruling the world. In only a few decades the entire country of Japan will no longer have to work, as they’ll rule over the earth with their advanced cell phone infrastructure. This is all true.
Most people aspire to work from home without knowing the dangers they face. Among which is the lack of gossip. Even the most battle weary freelancer will find themselves sharing dirt about their neighbors with their cat, in only a months time.
Another danger to freelancers is primal regression. The first stage of primal regression, is wearing your pajamas all day every day. After that it’s only a small step to sprinting naked through the park, and catching pigeons in your teeth.
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Well … I dunno about the sprinting through the park while catching pigeons with my mouth, but freelancing has certainly enabled me to start my day at a liesurely pace.
That said, I do miss the regular paycheques ….
Yea I missed the regular paychecks too as well as the health insurance. I like it when you’re my sugar daddy. The running through the park would only stand to entertain me and maybe get you arrested for indecent exposure, But really have you seen the hippies in the park any exposure is indecent exposure.
I ran through the park but for some reason I can’t seem to catch the pigeons.
Maybe the guys in the uniforms chasing me scares them!
If wearing PJ’s all day is “The first stage of primal regression”, then what step is wearing nothing… all day?
Since I was fifteen I have lived on my own. During my days off work and off school I didn’t see a point to getting dressed. Even when my husband and I lived in the wood I would only dress when it was uber cold.
I have taken to getting dressed when my children are awake, but when I am up alone or even when it is only my husband and I, I bare all.
Glad I’m not the only one with an advanced case of primal regression. Vanessa, how do those pigeons taste?
Advanced primal regression eh?
mmm, pine nuts! Roasted acorns aren’t too bad either. I’ll save the pigeons for a dry summer.
You do have a great point there, that so many fail to realize. I have worked from home for years, and while I do appreciate the freedoms it offers me, such as time with the kids, I definitely see the other side as well. I rarely ever socialize with other adults, just started making that a priority again recently. My husband comes home from a long day at work… I’ve been home all day, I want to go do something… he’s been gone all day, he wants to sit around in his boxers and watch tv. Another big problem I noticed, especially in previous relationships, is that my work is discounted, no matter who is earning what, because I “get to sit at home all day”. People tend to think it’s “ideal”, and “easy”, just because the work is happening from home… they don’t realize that this often means much longer hours and more sacrifices at times. Definitely some things to consider before jumping on the work at home bandwagon!
I’ve worked from home since 1994 and wouldn’t have it any other way. OTOH, as I tell people, it means you live at work.
I haven’t had good pidgeon in years!
Freelancing is a wonderful way to make a living. The pay is good if you are able to get the work although health coverage may be a concern for those who do not already have health insurance via other means. However, if you are married and obtaining health insurance through your spouse then this issue may be a moot one.
I hear that Aquaponics is becoming a way you really can work from home… Granted, farming is a bit of work, but I’d do it.
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