tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post4933464147602242986..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: The Best of Both WorldsDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-71956393984032251732009-03-01T20:07:00.000-05:002009-03-01T20:07:00.000-05:00I'd love to work from home, but with 24 fifth grad...I'd love to work from home, but with 24 fifth graders, I just don't have enough chairs!<BR/><BR/>I like the idea of a change of scenery, but I like being home too. Perhaps in my next career...Ellen aka Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892924619560880572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-7702115747396284272009-02-27T19:16:00.000-05:002009-02-27T19:16:00.000-05:00Oh I knew I was in for a good one when I saw this....Oh I knew I was in for a good one when I saw this. I'm working from home but ummm... my life ain't quite so simple.<BR/><BR/>The wee ones CAN NOT be home when I'm working. They're either in preschool or daycare, which means I'm paying for that, or my parents are watching them. I can't do whatever I want whenever I want, as my job is defined by meetings, so I very frequently am on the phone andMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-49304825067303422932009-02-27T12:52:00.000-05:002009-02-27T12:52:00.000-05:00I have worked from home for a major corporation, n...I have worked from home for a major corporation, not self employed for almost 15 years. Working at home has many advantages, and it has eased some of the stress of being a single mom since my child was only 8 mos old, but it also has it's disadvantages. I never feel like I get away from housework and I don't feel like I have the "decompression time" that a commute can give you. I go from one Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15513668178209006408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-80700433540233938052009-02-27T10:13:00.000-05:002009-02-27T10:13:00.000-05:00oh my!! i would love to work from home.. but i don...oh my!! i would love to work from home.. but i dont have kids yet hahaha... maybe someday i can experience the fun you explained here :PCupcake Desserthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11839995144583941515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-55974894349714575402009-02-26T21:21:00.000-05:002009-02-26T21:21:00.000-05:00I haven't laughed so hard at something I read in a...I haven't laughed so hard at something I read in a very long time! The wiping butts comment has me giggling over and over. It's even worse when its the little neighbor girl who always seems to come over at her "special time" of day...ah, come on...really...again.Hallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01473540669635905535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-45761877849468774572009-02-26T17:40:00.000-05:002009-02-26T17:40:00.000-05:00Finally, I have some useful advice to offer to you...Finally, I have some useful advice to offer to you. The dreaded Easter grass is a thing of the past in my house. I buy pastel colored tissue paper and line the baskets with it. When I am particularly creative and not putting candy in the baskets at 4 in the morning...I might even buy some grosgrain ribbon to curl and tie on the handles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-25359664539662040552009-02-26T13:15:00.000-05:002009-02-26T13:15:00.000-05:00I had the honor of working from my home for a year...I had the honor of working from my home for a year. The position came with a specific requirement that I be able to prove that I had childcare for my kids. It was the best "gig" I ever had. I had someone who cared for my 2 young children (and cooked and cleaned), while I worked in my office downstairs(and sometimes also did some laundry). I knew what my kids were doing each day, how our opattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07273337696283305739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-90360416189298459222009-02-26T11:37:00.000-05:002009-02-26T11:37:00.000-05:00I gotta say I love Brooklyn's reaction in the pict...I gotta say I love Brooklyn's reaction in the picture. That is priceless!!!Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14010268398321379259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-23010247653332961612009-02-25T22:33:00.000-05:002009-02-25T22:33:00.000-05:00You give new meaning to the word multitasking. You...You give new meaning to the word multitasking. You amaze me that you get so much done :)Crissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12081926800911120272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85792271679015773632009-02-25T18:16:00.000-05:002009-02-25T18:16:00.000-05:00My 3 year old has that same dress! She did the bip...My 3 year old has that same dress! She did the bippity boppity boop boutique at the Magic Kingdom and this spoiled child is doing again this weekend for her birthday when she turns 4.<BR/><BR/> Ridiculous! I never got to do cool stuff like that when I was her age! LOL I am sure I'll be blogging about that.Savvy-Motherhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862870782380728064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-39616096965071611582009-02-25T16:36:00.000-05:002009-02-25T16:36:00.000-05:00So true, so true. I work from home, and my kids a...So true, so true. I work from home, and my kids are at school part of the day so I expect those hours to be high-output time when I get as much done as I can. My family doesn't always understand why the dishes and laundry didn't get done when Mom was home all day...<BR/><BR/>But working from home is lonely - there's no coworkers to chat with, and I may go for many hours without speaking to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-52280596484136990312009-02-25T15:19:00.000-05:002009-02-25T15:19:00.000-05:00I think it is so funny that you wrote "I almost ne...I think it is so funny that you wrote "I almost never had to stop what I was doing to wipe a coworker's butt."<BR/>Almost??<BR/>I sure hope things have changed at that office ;) LOL<BR/>I love your blog, by the way!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182534413494672398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-45595888408257181972009-02-25T14:59:00.000-05:002009-02-25T14:59:00.000-05:00I don't "work" from home, I blog and I write, but ...I don't "work" from home, I blog and I write, but I don't get paid for either so technically I can't say I work from hom :) But I homeschool and run the house (and everything that entails) so YES I WORK from HOME LOL!Cheryl Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930832509544868744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-1572215185761596582009-02-25T14:22:00.000-05:002009-02-25T14:22:00.000-05:00Hey Dawn -- Just FYI, I linked to you today... nyt...Hey Dawn -- Just FYI, I linked to you today... nytimes.com/parenting. I loved the butt wiping paragraph too (although they made me take out the word butt in the New York Times...) Hang in there. Lisa BelkinUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10554774408654393473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-72526622299825253242009-02-25T13:24:00.000-05:002009-02-25T13:24:00.000-05:00I'm commenting to you from my office computer. My...I'm commenting to you from my office computer. My children are grown and mostly gone now and I worked all their lives. And I know, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that I could never work from home. I just don't have the self-discipline to do it. I would goof off most of the time and miss deadlines and stuff and be unemployed in no time. I need the office to help keep me on track.<BR/><BR/>ThatFunky Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698440391001511729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-65571188779476682392009-02-25T13:23:00.000-05:002009-02-25T13:23:00.000-05:00I worked my own commercial art business for 20+ ye...I worked my own commercial art business for 20+ years out of my home. My most irksome problem was not my kids' interruptions or the last minute changes of my great group of professional architects, small business owners, etc. that were my mainstay clients.<BR/>My biggest problem was people who thought that because I worked from my home I had plenty of time to sit and chat or do volunteer work forAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-31603810169797362162009-02-25T11:57:00.000-05:002009-02-25T11:57:00.000-05:00In many cases, in order to be approved to telework...In many cases, in order to be approved to telework from home, you must document that you have space/equipment (phone lines, etc.) to do the work and childcare in place to show that you're not taking advantage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-24430423763655781702009-02-25T11:39:00.000-05:002009-02-25T11:39:00.000-05:00I know that if I worked from home I would never ge...I know that if I worked from home I would never get anything done. And, truthfully, some days I am soooo glad to have an office to come to so that I can get away from home. But then when I'm here I'm wishing I was home. I guess you always want what you can't have. Anyhow, I greatly admire anyone who can work at home with children and be productive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-19411200349896553962009-02-25T10:35:00.000-05:002009-02-25T10:35:00.000-05:00Which is meaner, alligators or crocodiles?Which is meaner, alligators or crocodiles?Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811548306583601019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-25368738809886309232009-02-25T10:29:00.000-05:002009-02-25T10:29:00.000-05:00I am sure you have heard this before but I conside...I am sure you have heard this before but I consider you to be the Erma Bombeck of our generation. Your blogs are so hilarious and yet still very touching. Your love for your children definitely shows through the humor. I relate to you and I enjoy reading your blog everyday. I look forward to your book(s)!Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494549702377400910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-87144129405174016932009-02-25T09:06:00.000-05:002009-02-25T09:06:00.000-05:00Clearly, Dawn - you've never worked on a trading d...Clearly, Dawn - you've never worked on a trading desk or on a stock exchange floor! There are frightening similarities to being a work-at-home mom. Lots of screaming and yelling (probably more obscenities), phones ringing constantly, and lots of people vying for your attention. During my career, I've been hit by numerous paper airplanes, doused in confetti, had paper spurs attached to the backBetsy Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711480499313032185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-5186883353464523282009-02-25T07:47:00.000-05:002009-02-25T07:47:00.000-05:00I love hearing about your everyday adventures! I m...I love hearing about your everyday adventures! I miss those days! <BR/><BR/>I have exactly one hour to myself from the time I get off work until the drama queens come home from high school! That's when my adventure starts! <BR/><BR/>Love the picture of Clay! When my #2 son was three, he would sing along while watching "Little Mermaid." We have a picture of him in a pink tutu that he just had noexcuseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14149834972952594159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-80245402080293457602009-02-25T07:01:00.000-05:002009-02-25T07:01:00.000-05:00I have always wanted to work from home but never l...I have always wanted to work from home but never lucky enough to find a job that would allow me too. I can understand your distractions but just think, you were never entertained as well at an office job! *laughing* I imagine if I did work from home my biggest distraction would be my 44 year old child! :)<BR/><BR/>Take Care,<BR/>DebbieDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450798070205006436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-50462147148274125682009-02-25T03:47:00.000-05:002009-02-25T03:47:00.000-05:00I can totally relate to this as I work at home wit...I can totally relate to this as I work at home with a 2.5 year old here all day long. He might not go to daycare, but I sure make a great jungle gym. The trampoline stopped being fun weeks ago! I just chuckle when people gush about how lucky and wonderful it must be. But I really am thankful for many of the things you list because as a single mom it's almost unheard of that we get to be WAHMsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-46788417086584263322009-02-25T01:55:00.000-05:002009-02-25T01:55:00.000-05:00I work from home too Dawn. I have a balloon delive...I work from home too Dawn. I have a balloon delivery business and a wedding decoration business and also an avid scrapper!!!<BR/>BUT!! My husband also works from home!! So theres no 80s music on full volumn, no Ophra!!! No grabbing a snack without hearing "is that low fat"!!!<BR/>But it does have lots more advantages than disadvatnges and the best part is that we can raise our kids ourselves! WeJodi Dolbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899219298759996830noreply@blogger.com