Working from home

[Ugly Mare]

thanks Drone I’m most grateful. I’ve saved that link

[Kingston Town]

I freelanced for 5 years in racing and it was fantastic. Got as much done as I needed in the morning and then went to the beach before heading back for the evening shift . Oh those were the good ol days

[MikkyMo73]

Working from home is great but you have to be very very disciplined.

I used to do some analysis from home for a research company but would always leave it until the last minute. As this was my first job from home I took too many chances, ie, watched Neighbours on an afternoon instead of working etc .

Now I am much more disciplined, always do my work at least 48 hours in advance, then check it over at least twice a day until I have to send it. Thankfully I haven’t missed a deadline or made any glaring mistakes for a while now – but I did learn the hard way believe me.

I’m not really sure what to suggest for yourself KS. First of all, decide from a financial point of view if you really do need an extra income by working from home – being a full time mum is hard work you know

If you still want to do some work, then try coming down on just one or two things that you are good at and enjoy doing – then search the net or ask question on here about ways of opening a few doors.

Good luck and all the best,

Mike

[moehat]

My daughter who has just had her first baby has set up a web site where people send photos of themselves, children pets etc. and she draws them and either makes cards or mugs with that image, plus a signed original drawing of the design to prove that it’s hand drawn and not just copied [a lot of sites just copy the photo]. She did, however have a lot of help with the setting up of the website and the profit margin isn’t that great…..I think you’ll find your hands are pretty full with a toddler and a baby, unless you’ve got help from friends and relatives. I guess there’s always the childminding option, but it sounds to me as if you want to do something to keep your brain ticking over . Good luck anyway…

[tooting]

Good posting from Drone there, methinks.

Re allotments – when we took on an overgrown plot we received a full rebate on the first year’s rent, as long as we could prove we had worked the plot. (That said, I’d advise you take on a recently tended plot – preferably a lovingly tended one for decades by someone probably recently deceased, leaving you a shed, small pond, numerous fruit bushes, chip-bark walkways, compost bins, and four beautiful, weed-free, manured veg plots!).

I dread having to go back to do anything resembling ‘proper work’ but will admit that working from home can be astonishingly lonely.

[Kautostar1]

Thanks guys, you’re so kind to reply.
Yes it is difficult isn’t it having kids, no one tells you how much then you have them and it like "Woah! Can’t cope!" haha:D . I’m not looking into working full time from home, just something that can earn me a bit of money here and there. I’m so jealous of all my friends who went on from Uni into really good jobs and having social lives and then me going straight into family life, never going out etc etc… Though to be honest wouldn’t change it any other way at all. I really wouldn’t, but difficult to explain really.. Just me moaning for nothing haha.
Looking into Avon at the moment, looks quite a decent idea and as far as i know no one does Avon here so fingers crossed. Haha "Avon Calling" i just hope you can get freebies – though doubt it!

Again thanks, you’re all so sweet to take time to reply

[MikkyMo73]

Good luck with Avon KS.

Don’t be worried in the slightest about missing out on so much. Believe me, what you mothers sacrifice to bring up children amazes me and I can guarantee that it will serve you so well later in life.

I had it tough as a kid, had no money as a teenager, didn’t have a worthwhile job for a long time and missed out on many social things while my mates lapped it up – but I wouldn’t change how things have turned out for anything in the world.

Once again, good luck.

Mike

[Kautostar1]

Mike, you’re so nice to say that. I agree with what you say about growing up, guess you learnt not to take things for granted and so made you a better person for it while you grew up.
So many people have kids then put them with childminders for the whole day. That makes me sad, especially when they don’t really need the money and do it to live in 4 bedroomed detached houses etc. I’d much rather be a stay at home parent than go to work. I remember hearing Emma Spencer on C4 before say something along the lines of "Yes it is nice to give the Nanny a day off to spend time with the kids" … well to me that’s so sad. Why would you not want to bring your kids up after having them, just letting other people do it. But i guess it’s nothing to do with anyone else really. Personally i’m glad i’m a full time parent.

[MikkyMo73]

And good on you for being like that KS, The kids will have such a special bond with you when they are older.

Unfortunately I’m divorced and don’t live my 2 kids (6 and 7 year old), but I know that my ex wife is a fantastic mother and she never stops me from seeing the kids. I have them on a weekend and I think of them every single day.

Anyway, I think we are going off topic slightly . Let me know how your Avon business goes, you’re only up the road from me so I might place an order – perfume and make-up always make good Christmas presents for mother and sisters

Mike

[Irish Stamp]

Good stuff for sure KS1, I’m sure 20 years from now Emma Spencer will be thinking "I went through all that pain and now they’ve moved out, no fun at all" etc.

I know the family down the road from my parents had a Spanish nanny, I never got that they had a 3 bedroom house with 3 kids, 2 parents and a nanny. I mean how do you fit them all in?

Thankfully no children at the moment, good luck with the Avon catalogue stuff – my old flatmate used to make packets selling stuff and she was only selling it to our hall of residence at Uni

[dave jay]

KS, its your friends that should be jealous of you not the other way around. They will be trying to do what you do when they are 40 and cant be bothered. Money is only money and a social life is only mixing with strangers who you wont be in touch with 10 years from now. Having a family and bringing them up properly is the only thing in life that is really worth doing, imo. Everything else is just a passing fancy.

[dave jay]

Posting on forums is a wierdness, btw.

[Burroughhill]

My mum used to do Avon and you do get a lot of freebies. She loved it, made lots of friends.

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