In past blogs, I talked about how hard it was for me to work at home. I got lonely, I went a little stir crazy, I turned an awful pasty white color, and I spent most of my day talking to the dogs. Okay, I’ll admit it: I was actually talking to myself, not the dogs. I did talk to the dogs too, but it was more of a yelling tone of voice, “Will you just stop barking already??! I am going to kill you two!” Not really in-depth conversations happening there.
As of Friday afternoon though, I am again trying the work-at-home field. I gave my two weeks notice for my bricks and mortar job on the 15th of this month, which for those of you who can do math, you’ll realize that Friday did not actually constitute a full two weeks. My boss had a guy come in and answer phones and file, which at that point was all that I was doing anyway, so I gladly let him take over that job, and headed out for the last time on Friday. It was a wonderful feeling. Things had not been going well there for the last several months (understatement of the century,) and I am so glad to be at home, enjoying my freedom.
I decided I had to come up with a plan on how to avoid making the same mistakes I made last time I tried to stay home all day. I can’t make those same boo-boos again. Here is my list of ideas on how to avoid sheer boredom and slowly encroaching insanity:
1. Have a work-at-home job I actually like. Last time I worked at home, I was transcribing files as a general transcriptionist. I hated that job with a passion. It just did not fit me, and was akin to stuffing hot pokers underneath my fingernails every time I had sit down and type out another transcript. This time, I am going the writing route, and since I adore writing second only to reading, I think this will work out much better.
2. Go walking with friends in the morning. I did do this last time, but I didn’t start right away, and so by time I did start walking, I had already been by myself all day every day for a month or two. In other words, I think I was too far gone (too insane) by that point to be saved anyway. This time, I started walking on Monday morning, the very first day I started staying home to work.
3. Have an end goal in sight. I am not simply coming back home to stay, but instead I have another goal on the horizon: Starting May 15th, I will be going back to school to become an elementary school teacher. I am still going to be blogging while going to school, but since I will be getting out of the house to go to school, I don’t have to worry about having the insanity problems. Hey, I heard that!!
So how do you keep sane while working at home all day long? Leave feedback below!