Today marks the first day of my work-at-home career. For fifteen years I’ve worked outside the house, semi-annually (more often, when the commute was long) wondering if this was the best option for my family, and for me.
My children, nine and fifteen, do not need me to be a stay-at-home mom. That ship has sailed. I think, however, it will be helpful to be here when they leave for school, and when they get home. They might not appreciate me being around so much.
I’ve been off work since Dec. 23 as the office was closed for the holidays and then I took a few days of vacation to complete our 800 mile move across the country. The last week has been spent unpacking and frantically setting up house and home office to meet the deadline of today.
Some people believe working at home is the best middle-of-the-road option. It provides a working mom the career she desires while enabling more family time. I’m thrilled by the lack of useless “windshield time” and hope that this solution will be what I’ve sought all along.
Welcome to Charlottesville. I too work from home and am mom to two boys (much younger than your children- 18 mo and 2.5). Blogging help break the isolation and of course a good network of friends.
Good luck.
Ditto – welcome to Charlottesville! There’s a thriving community of telecommuters here.
I’ve seen my share of the ups and downs of working at home from Cville, and started a new blog this year devoted to telecommuting. One of my aims is to provide a forum where people can share their tips and tricks on what’s good and what’s bad.
You can find it at http://www.sharemyoffice.com and I’ll be posting in reference to your post later today.