Work at Home Mom Part 1
This is my Home-office, Business-office (HOBO) or does Small-office Home-office (SOHO) sound better? Whatever you call it, I’ve been a work-at-home-mom since my daughter, Marielle was born in 1987. That’s my working station and right behind it is the kitchen which overlooks the front door of the house. It’s a small nook that allows me to be in touch with kitchen activities and family members hovering behind me.
Everyone is yelling distance away except for my kids if they are in their bedrooms. That’s because the walls of their rooms are almost sound-proof. Nothing to worry about, the Yahoo Messenger is a convenient tool for getting their attention. An example….
My husband goes “What are you doing?”
“Talking to Lauren”
“you’re lazy. Why can’t you just go to her room? ” He teases.
“Yahoo messenger is faster“. I quip.
The girls had their own computer upon reaching college. I believe that young kids should share a family computer so their activities can be monitored. Not that I don’t trust them . Staying too long in the computer is unhealthy.
One of the hazards of an online business is sitting on the computer chair all day long. Not to mention getting afflicted with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. I also tend to get engrossed with work that I forget the time.
Physical activity is limited to finger exercises which does not derive cardio-vascular benefits. Hence, my daily routine entails a two-hour gym workout in between my work. If that’s not possible, the stationary bicycle is a wonderful alternative. As I bike , I watch TV shows at the same time. Computer work also strains my eyes. Just before bedtime, placing a cucumber slices on my eyebags highlights the end of a productive day.
(to be continued…)
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You YM your daughter in the house? Haha! That’s so funny! I remember when my brothers and sisters and parents used to shout at each other from first floor to second floor and vice versa shouting things like… “KAIN NA!” “BILIS NA! ALIS NA TAYO!” Oh… for mealtimes, we had a gong.
Toe: I know it sounds funny. That’s why my husband was surprised I do that. The walls in our home is built of cement. Sound waves don’t easily pass. In fact, cellphone signal is not that strong in the inner parts of the house. I remember as kids, my parents used a dinner bell and later on a gong. The cats always arrived before us. hehe
haha i wish my mom knew how to YM! it’s so difficult to teach her! when i’m home she reverts to calling on the cellphone when she needs something and doesn’t want to stand (kinda reminiscent of that rex navarette thing with his mom and asking him to change the channel haha) which kinda annoys me but oh well
my brother and i used to do that too — our rooms weren’t too far apart but we were too lazy to walk or holler, so YM was the best alternative :p
cris: when I ‘m not at the computer, I also use the cellphone (using our SUNCELLULAR phone). Lazy mom huh? It’s that hard to teach your mom? I know how intimidating technology can be. It took me time to teach my husband just to open his email
reminds me of people in our office..they dont talk..they email each other..
Kleenexlambot: It’s a quiet way of chatting. I asked my husband to turn on his YM at his office so I can send in messages without using the cellphone. I get to save a peso per message.Apparently, YM is not enabled in his office or he doesn’t know how to turn it on. That’s okay though. It’s just an idea.
haha it’s not that hard to teach her if i were with her but i have to do it remotely over the phone sometimes she doesn’t see what i’m referring to
I also work at home. But I don’t run my own business. I work for an insurance company.
niceheart: still…. a work at home mom is quite convenient.