Friends of mine have dedicated an entire room of their house to a floor-to-ceiling computer mainframe, from which I’m sure the Terminator himself will someday originate. Unfortunately (or fortunately, perhaps), many of us are not so technically well-endowed. But no matter what your level of expertise, when you work from home there are days when [...]
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How Do I Work from Home?
Breaking into a work-at-home situation, or starting an at-home business, requires skill, hard work, persistence, and luck. When beginning your work-from home journey, there are four strategies you should consider. We’ll look at them briefly here. They run on a continuum from more job-like to less job-like, therefore I assign [...]
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The other day I paid $65 for my family to attend a concert. A concert in which I was performing…for free.
Here’s why this makes sense:
Volunteering is low-stakes job training. As part of a string duet that plays for weddings, it’s in my interest to keep my skills sharp. Monday night rehearsals with my [...]
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Welcome to Pajamas At Lunch!
Working at home means sleeping in every day, lolling in your jammies, and permanent residence in independence nirvana, right? Well, not so much.
We’re in our pajamas at lunch because we’re too busy to change clothes. Want to know more? Surf around, and don’t worry–we can’t tell what you’re wearing!