Comments on: This Self-Employed Life: TGIF! http://modernemotive.com/blog/2010/02/05/this-self-employed-life-tgif/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:25:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: My @ tha Hotness http://modernemotive.com/blog/2010/02/05/this-self-employed-life-tgif/comment-page-1/#comment-332 My @ tha Hotness Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:17:50 +0000 http://modernemotive.com/blog/?p=479#comment-332 I definitely need to reclaim my weekends. There are many days when I can feel myself burning out from 12+ hour days. I am vowing to reclaim my weekends. Thanks for this great post. I definitely need to reclaim my weekends. There are many days when I can feel myself burning out from 12+ hour days. I am vowing to reclaim my weekends. Thanks for this great post.

]]> By: jen pepper http://modernemotive.com/blog/2010/02/05/this-self-employed-life-tgif/comment-page-1/#comment-256 jen pepper Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:22:14 +0000 http://modernemotive.com/blog/?p=479#comment-256 In high school I had a weekend job, so while everyone was watching the clock in that last period of the day (which was band for me) I knew I would be leaving school to go make blizzards and cherry dipped cones. Of course I still hung out with my friends for the half day i wasn't working and was happy to have friends at my job and money in my pocket. <br><br>We of course all need a day off to just relax (however we see fit) and get rid of the stress that has been building up from orders and emails and everting else. I often find it hard to just tune everything out because I run an online shop as well as a fulltime day job as a graphic designer. Recently the firm I work with had to close its physical office space so while I'm happy to be employed with them I am left working from home. <br><br>Having two fulltime jobs that are both based out of the same physical space takes it's toll on me so my weekends (where job #2 isn't in play) are spent trying to get out of the house. If i'm not home I don't feel obligated to work. Even if it's just a trip to the coffee shop or an afternoon movie, getting out of the house is my relaxation.<br><br>p.s. longest comment i have ever left on a blog In high school I had a weekend job, so while everyone was watching the clock in that last period of the day (which was band for me) I knew I would be leaving school to go make blizzards and cherry dipped cones. Of course I still hung out with my friends for the half day i wasn't working and was happy to have friends at my job and money in my pocket.

We of course all need a day off to just relax (however we see fit) and get rid of the stress that has been building up from orders and emails and everting else. I often find it hard to just tune everything out because I run an online shop as well as a fulltime day job as a graphic designer. Recently the firm I work with had to close its physical office space so while I'm happy to be employed with them I am left working from home.

Having two fulltime jobs that are both based out of the same physical space takes it's toll on me so my weekends (where job #2 isn't in play) are spent trying to get out of the house. If i'm not home I don't feel obligated to work. Even if it's just a trip to the coffee shop or an afternoon movie, getting out of the house is my relaxation.

p.s. longest comment i have ever left on a blog

]]> By: californiablue http://modernemotive.com/blog/2010/02/05/this-self-employed-life-tgif/comment-page-1/#comment-207 californiablue Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:14:49 +0000 http://modernemotive.com/blog/?p=479#comment-207 Beautiful blog! I totally agree about taking a break on the weekends, or even deciding that Wednesday/Thursday are your weekend. I think nothing good comes out of working too much whether it is for yourself or for someone else! Beautiful blog! I totally agree about taking a break on the weekends, or even deciding that Wednesday/Thursday are your weekend. I think nothing good comes out of working too much whether it is for yourself or for someone else!

]]> By: Angie http://modernemotive.com/blog/2010/02/05/this-self-employed-life-tgif/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Angie Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:36:30 +0000 http://modernemotive.com/blog/?p=479#comment-203 I once read a tweet, from a prominent stationer, I can't remember who, anyway, to paraphrase, it said, "My life got 1000% better the moment I stopped working weekends". I believe it but I don't have the self control to follow suite. Enjoy your time. You are not your business. Your business is YOU. The more fulfilled you are, the more fulfilled your biz will be. BTW, do as I say, not as do. Ha ha ha! I once read a tweet, from a prominent stationer, I can’t remember who, anyway, to paraphrase, it said,
“My life got 1000% better the moment I stopped working weekends”. I believe it but I don’t have the self control to follow suite. Enjoy your time. You are not your business. Your business is YOU. The more fulfilled you are, the more fulfilled your biz will be. BTW, do as I say, not as do. Ha ha ha!

]]> By: Amy http://modernemotive.com/blog/2010/02/05/this-self-employed-life-tgif/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Amy Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:11:21 +0000 http://modernemotive.com/blog/?p=479#comment-201 such a good choice to make... it took me 1.5 years of freelance until i felt comfortable not answering emails on the weekend. then gradually i started to actually take a day off every week. perhaps i've regressed now as i work on my own projects all weekend and haven't had a day off in weeks. but i feel like in time i'll get back to 1 day off a week. still having the line between my work/client work does help so much - i was getting burnt out big time... and my creativity/outlook was suffering. much happier with things now. hope your weekend is wonderful :) such a good choice to make… it took me 1.5 years of freelance until i felt comfortable not answering emails on the weekend. then gradually i started to actually take a day off every week. perhaps i’ve regressed now as i work on my own projects all weekend and haven’t had a day off in weeks. but i feel like in time i’ll get back to 1 day off a week.

still having the line between my work/client work does help so much – i was getting burnt out big time… and my creativity/outlook was suffering. much happier with things now.

hope your weekend is wonderful :)

]]> By: michelle http://modernemotive.com/blog/2010/02/05/this-self-employed-life-tgif/comment-page-1/#comment-198 michelle Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:43:44 +0000 http://modernemotive.com/blog/?p=479#comment-198 good for you! email has started to rule our lives. as wonderfully convenient as it may be, having that constant need to respond immediately can't be healthy. every person who emails us can not expect us to be at their beck and call 24 hours a day. good for you! email has started to rule our lives. as wonderfully convenient as it may be, having that constant need to respond immediately can’t be healthy. every person who emails us can not expect us to be at their beck and call 24 hours a day.

]]> By: jen pepper http://modernemotive.com/blog/2010/02/05/this-self-employed-life-tgif/comment-page-1/#comment-197 jen pepper Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:39:17 +0000 http://modernemotive.com/blog/?p=479#comment-197 In high school I had a weekend job, so while everyone was watching the clock in that last period of the day (which was band for me) I knew I would be leaving school to go make blizzards and cherry dipped cones. Of course I still hung out with my friends for the half day i wasn't working and was happy to have friends at my job and money in my pocket. We of course all need a day off to just relax (however we see fit) and get rid of the stress that has been building up from orders and emails and everting else. I often find it hard to just tune everything out because I run an online shop as well as a fulltime day job as a graphic designer. Recently the firm I work with had to close its physical office space so while I'm happy to be employed with them I am left working from home. Having two fulltime jobs that are both based out of the same physical space takes it's toll on me so my weekends (where job #2 isn't in play) are spent trying to get out of the house. If i'm not home I don't feel obligated to work. Even if it's just a trip to the coffee shop or an afternoon movie, getting out of the house is my relaxation. p.s. longest comment i have ever left on a blog In high school I had a weekend job, so while everyone was watching the clock in that last period of the day (which was band for me) I knew I would be leaving school to go make blizzards and cherry dipped cones. Of course I still hung out with my friends for the half day i wasn’t working and was happy to have friends at my job and money in my pocket.

We of course all need a day off to just relax (however we see fit) and get rid of the stress that has been building up from orders and emails and everting else. I often find it hard to just tune everything out because I run an online shop as well as a fulltime day job as a graphic designer. Recently the firm I work with had to close its physical office space so while I’m happy to be employed with them I am left working from home.

Having two fulltime jobs that are both based out of the same physical space takes it’s toll on me so my weekends (where job #2 isn’t in play) are spent trying to get out of the house. If i’m not home I don’t feel obligated to work. Even if it’s just a trip to the coffee shop or an afternoon movie, getting out of the house is my relaxation.

p.s. longest comment i have ever left on a blog

]]> By: Isa Maria http://modernemotive.com/blog/2010/02/05/this-self-employed-life-tgif/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Isa Maria Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:14:49 +0000 http://modernemotive.com/blog/?p=479#comment-195 My goodness this hits a nerve. When I started my business I was so happy to have customers and people contacting me that I worked around the clock (as much as I could with a toddler to look after). Some mornings my husband would wake up for work and I hadn't even been to bed. Then Christmas came and so did my mum and she forbid me to work. I managed to reply to emails and thats it for 2 weeks. I found it really hard to relax at first because I thought I was missing out on sales but then I realised that my family was the most improtant thing and quality of life. Now I try to find a balance. My husband works on a shift pattern so some weekends he works so there is no Monday-Friday work week in our house but I try to do what work I can on his work days so we can spend his days off together as a family. It doesn't always work but that is what I'm working towards. I'm glad your reclaiming your weekends. More people need to do it! My goodness this hits a nerve. When I started my business I was so happy to have customers and people contacting me that I worked around the clock (as much as I could with a toddler to look after). Some mornings my husband would wake up for work and I hadn’t even been to bed. Then Christmas came and so did my mum and she forbid me to work. I managed to reply to emails and thats it for 2 weeks. I found it really hard to relax at first because I thought I was missing out on sales but then I realised that my family was the most improtant thing and quality of life.

Now I try to find a balance. My husband works on a shift pattern so some weekends he works so there is no Monday-Friday work week in our house but I try to do what work I can on his work days so we can spend his days off together as a family. It doesn’t always work but that is what I’m working towards.

I’m glad your reclaiming your weekends. More people need to do it!

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