When I’m on a work call and the person apologetically says I might hear their child in the background — usually because they’re home with a sick kid — I want to weep with joy. “I get it! I totally get it! In fact,… Continue Reading “10 places to work ‘from home’ and also entertain your kids”
Yes, you read that correctly. “Summer” vacation. In April/May. In Canada. *cue the whomp-whomp sound effect* This is a post about shift-work life and freelance life, and how they merge together to create beginning-of-spring vacations where only one person is actually on vacation. (Spoiler… Continue Reading “How we spent our "summer" vacation”
I went to a special photography + flower-arranging workshop for bloggers on Sunday (more on that soon) and, of course, I started the morning in a panic of what to wear. Since I work at home, I live in leggings and T-shirts and sweatshirts.… Continue Reading “Nothing to wear? Make something.”
Today I thought I’d talk about the treats you can buy — or steal from other rooms — for your home office. After all, I spend a LOT of time in mine — throwing parties and such, mostly — and I have learned the… Continue Reading “Treat yo’ self: Work-at-home edition”
We talk about how 24 hours in a day are just not enough. That’s never been more true for me, as a self-employed whatcha-ma-call-it, because it’s hard not to feel like any working opportunity SHOULD be spent working. Here is a complete list of… Continue Reading “Wanted: More time for everything!”