Living alone, working from home

Working on my own never scared me. What petrified me was living alone and working at home.

But I'm not afraid anymore. It's been seven months since I moved out and started living alone. Working at home isn't bad at all.

In fact, I like it.

I can start working as soon as I wake up and stop when I want. Or I can take a day off and make up for it on the weekend or whenever. I can throw laundry in, work out, cook, play and work my ass off whenever I want. Best of all, I can do a conference call straight out of the shower. If they only knew i was in a towel. And what would we do without mute on our phones? Yesterday I had calls for two hours straight. A girl's gotta pee sometimes!

There are so many fun things I've done during work hours like taking off at 3 for the season's last visit to the fair. What better thing to do on a Tuesday? That doesn't mean I don't work hard. Yesterday I stayed in all day and worked. Lots. But it was worth it.

If you've been reading this blog, you know I'm rarely lonely. To make the work-at-home thing work, I make lunch or dinner plans one or two times a week. I have my hair and nails done during work hours and treat myself to a massage on occasion.

With a phone, laptop and wifi, the beautiful thing is that any place can be an office. And everyone has a Starbucks around the corner when human interaction is most needed. The pub down the block is where I go for a change of scenery. I've done some of my best writing on my novel there.

You have to know yourself and have drive and discipline. I work and play hard so it works. Whether you work for a company or yourself, try working at home. You may never go back.

Love to the single girls,
Addison