I have been a bit under the weather the past few days. Nothing major, but enough to keep me from getting out and about with my usual energetic fervor and determination. The plus side is that I couldn’t help but feel grateful that even though I don’t have the traditional “sick time” with my home business and current work-world configuration, I do have a great deal of flexibility. I can actually keep working and work from bed if I need to!
Working from home while sick means that I don’t have to worry about infecting anyone and I can wear my slippers and pajamas, cough and sneeze all over the place, and still get some work done between naps and cups of hot tea. Not to mention my two cats have been absolutely thrilled to have more of my attention as working from bed means they have a warm human body to snuggle with for their never-ending daily siestas.
I fully admit that I am not able to stay as productive when I’m convalescing as I can be when I’m well–but I also don’t lose days of work time like I have when I was working for “the man” in a more traditional setting. Since I still have access to my home office, my computer, phone, etc.–I can just move the operation into my warm bedroom and stay reasonably on top of things while taking care of my health needs too. I may have to pace myself a bit and allow myself a less strenuous “to do” list–but it sure beats having to get dressed up and haul my sick self into an office somewhere.
I would definitely add being able to work from bed to the list of great “bonuses” that come with working from home and operating the home-based business.
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