Comments on: The Rebellious Self-Employee, Act 3 http://aginginwonder.com/2009/10/02/the-rebellious-self-employee-act-3/ Celebrating the Joy of Life Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:24:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Phyllis http://aginginwonder.com/2009/10/02/the-rebellious-self-employee-act-3/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Phyllis Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:59:30 +0000 http://aginginwonder.com/?p=576#comment-240 <a href="#comment-160" rel="nofollow">@Mitzi Scarborough</a> Mitzi...I'm way behind on my dear sister's blog, but I so enjoy "hearing" from you thru her blog! I check out your FB page every so often as well! @Mitzi Scarborough
Mitzi…I’m way behind on my dear sister’s blog, but I so enjoy “hearing” from you thru her blog! I check out your FB page every so often as well!

]]> By: Cheryl http://aginginwonder.com/2009/10/02/the-rebellious-self-employee-act-3/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Cheryl Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:54:51 +0000 http://aginginwonder.com/?p=576#comment-174 Thanks, Jan. I know exactly what you're talking about. If I'm "on the clock" with one of my clients, I do okay. But when it comes to my blog or some other non-paid project, it's difficult to keep up the pace. About once a week (usually on Monday), I actually have a day where I stick to my intended schedule. By Tuesday, I've worn myself out with all that self discipline the day before. Maybe next week I'll actually go for two days in a row! Ever try pretending you're working in an office where someone can come in any moment and see you're surfing or commenting or looking at a slide show of Ellie? I have, but it doesn't last long. Thanks for commenting. Thanks, Jan. I know exactly what you’re talking about. If I’m “on the clock” with one of my clients, I do okay. But when it comes to my blog or some other non-paid project, it’s difficult to keep up the pace. About once a week (usually on Monday), I actually have a day where I stick to my intended schedule. By Tuesday, I’ve worn myself out with all that self discipline the day before. Maybe next week I’ll actually go for two days in a row!

Ever try pretending you’re working in an office where someone can come in any moment and see you’re surfing or commenting or looking at a slide show of Ellie? I have, but it doesn’t last long.

Thanks for commenting.

]]> By: Jan http://aginginwonder.com/2009/10/02/the-rebellious-self-employee-act-3/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Jan Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:50:41 +0000 http://aginginwonder.com/?p=576#comment-172 Good stuff! I am a terrible embezzler! Since I work from home I have a great deal of freedom in terms of how I structure my day. Sure there are scheduled meetings that I must dial into every day at specific times, but for the most part, as long as I get my work done, my employer doesn't care when I'm doing it.... With all this flexibility, I often find myself wondering around facebook, watching C-SPAN, reading blogs, (sometimes commenting on them) rather than doing any work. Before I know it, it's 5 pm, and I haven't done half the things I needed to get done. The solution? Two or three hours of very efficient, productive work from 5 pm to 7 or 8. Hours that should have been mine! Instead, I 'embezzled' them. And not from my employer! I stole them from myself, and I can't give them back. By the time I eat dinner, the day is over, and all I did was sit at a desk and look at a computer all day! That said, I probably ought to get back to work... Good stuff! I am a terrible embezzler! Since I work from home I have a great deal of freedom in terms of how I structure my day. Sure there are scheduled meetings that I must dial into every day at specific times, but for the most part, as long as I get my work done, my employer doesn’t care when I’m doing it…. With all this flexibility, I often find myself wondering around facebook, watching C-SPAN, reading blogs, (sometimes commenting on them) rather than doing any work. Before I know it, it’s 5 pm, and I haven’t done half the things I needed to get done. The solution? Two or three hours of very efficient, productive work from 5 pm to 7 or 8.

Hours that should have been mine! Instead, I ‘embezzled’ them. And not from my employer! I stole them from myself, and I can’t give them back. By the time I eat dinner, the day is over, and all I did was sit at a desk and look at a computer all day!

That said, I probably ought to get back to work…

]]> By: Cheryl http://aginginwonder.com/2009/10/02/the-rebellious-self-employee-act-3/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Cheryl Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:42:25 +0000 http://aginginwonder.com/?p=576#comment-162 Mitzi, this is a problem for me, because every half-hour I waste not getting into my work has one of the following consequences: 1) The task is finished late or not at all; 2) I may get it done, but not do it as well as I could have; 3) I rob myself of guilt-free sleep or relaxation at the end of the day or on the weekend, because of my lack of efficiency. The same principle could apply to doing household chores -- for those who do housework, of course. :>) Mitzi, this is a problem for me, because every half-hour I waste not getting into my work has one of the following consequences: 1) The task is finished late or not at all; 2) I may get it done, but not do it as well as I could have; 3) I rob myself of guilt-free sleep or relaxation at the end of the day or on the weekend, because of my lack of efficiency. The same principle could apply to doing household chores — for those who do housework, of course. :>)

]]> By: Cheryl http://aginginwonder.com/2009/10/02/the-rebellious-self-employee-act-3/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Cheryl Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:27:25 +0000 http://aginginwonder.com/?p=576#comment-161 Thank you, my faithful commenting sister. You give me hope to carry on. (Now why in the world am I quoting Debbie Boone songs?) And thanks for your kind words about the dialogue. I had fun doing it. We introverts talk to ourselves a lot, anyway. [The spell checker wants me to change that to <em>dialog</em>, by the way.] Re: planning for the unexpected: I think the theory is sound; following through is another matter! Although I love it when I get things done early -- and arrive early for appointments, I seldom do these days. Some type of passive-aggressive rebellion. Is there such a thing? Thank you, my faithful commenting sister. You give me hope to carry on. (Now why in the world am I quoting Debbie Boone songs?) And thanks for your kind words about the dialogue. I had fun doing it. We introverts talk to ourselves a lot, anyway. [The spell checker wants me to change that to dialog, by the way.]

Re: planning for the unexpected: I think the theory is sound; following through is another matter! Although I love it when I get things done early — and arrive early for appointments, I seldom do these days. Some type of passive-aggressive rebellion. Is there such a thing?

]]> By: Mitzi Scarborough http://aginginwonder.com/2009/10/02/the-rebellious-self-employee-act-3/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Mitzi Scarborough Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:55:28 +0000 http://aginginwonder.com/?p=576#comment-160 That's interesting. I have not thought about how I compartmentalize my life then steal time from the different compartments. I gotta think about that one a while. That’s interesting. I have not thought about how I compartmentalize my life then steal time from the different compartments. I gotta think about that one a while.

]]> By: Yvonne http://aginginwonder.com/2009/10/02/the-rebellious-self-employee-act-3/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Yvonne Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:16:51 +0000 http://aginginwonder.com/?p=576#comment-159 'Sfunny, Jay and I were just talking about this on the way home from Ryan's wedding. We were trying to figure out why this year especially, we feel a little frazzled from all the trips we've had. We'd visited four different states before the end of May, one of which was Alaska! What we realized was that three of the trips this year were unplanned (such as said wedding). We decided we needed to give ourselves time in the year for unplanned trips, so that we were not dealing with a year already full of planned travel. Build in time during the year, just as it's a good idea to build in time during the day, or when trying to meet a deadline. Love your schizophrenic dialogue! ‘Sfunny, Jay and I were just talking about this on the way home from Ryan’s wedding. We were trying to figure out why this year especially, we feel a little frazzled from all the trips we’ve had. We’d visited four different states before the end of May, one of which was Alaska!

What we realized was that three of the trips this year were unplanned (such as said wedding). We decided we needed to give ourselves time in the year for unplanned trips, so that we were not dealing with a year already full of planned travel. Build in time during the year, just as it’s a good idea to build in time during the day, or when trying to meet a deadline.

Love your schizophrenic dialogue!

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