Most of the time, there are so many things that I like about working on my own in my home business—so much so that I have written several blogs about all the great things about the home business. There are days and times, however, when I cannot help but envy those friends who work the more traditional jobs—mostly I envy their free weekends, paid vacation and benefits—but I do occasionally get a bit jealous of those who do NOT have businesses.
There is no denying that owning a business means a lot of work. It also tends to mean long hours and working when other people are not. Especially for those of us who might do other work or still work the “day job” in addition to our business work—it can feel like we are working all the time. I recently had coffee with a friend of mine who has a government job and hearing her talk about her retirement, her time off, all the official breaks, lunches, and other “perks” that she gets made me feel a tad bit jealous. What? An actual forty-hour work week with breaks and lunches?! That just sounded like a walk in the park to me.
Additionally, I get tired of trying to explain to people that every day is a work day for me. At least a piece of every day is a work day—no extended days off where I don’t have to even “think” about work. I get a bit jealous of those people who get to leave work at the office door and really have down time. This is one of my goals for my home business—getting to a place where I can actually take off two days at a time and have something that mimics a normal person’s weekend.
All this said, I am not willing to give up on my home business or my dreams of autonomy and independence; I just have to acknowledge that I get a little jealous of those who seem to be having an easier time of things once in a while!
Also: Imagining a Dynasty