Change is pretty hard........
Oct 2, 2013 23:39:39 #
I thought working from home, being my own boss so to speak, and being able to spend more time with my family would be pretty much the best thing since sliced bread. NOT!!
My life is chaos now.
I set up an office in the guest room thinking I would have my own space, no problem. NOT! My wife and daughter are constantly knocking for one reason or another. I am available so they never leave me alone. (I miss my cubical)
My work, my family, my school, all in one place is feeling more like a nightmare than a dream come true. If I had any hair I would be pulling it out right about now.
I know that I will set up a routine and work it all out eventually but the change is very hard to adjust too. I always wanted this but now that I have it I just want my old life back.
Change may be perceived as good but it may not always be desirable, and could cause more harm than good in many ways.
Once I finish school I am going to open my own business and can get out of this house again. I love my family to death but I can not work under these conditions. I need an office.
My life is chaos now.
I set up an office in the guest room thinking I would have my own space, no problem. NOT! My wife and daughter are constantly knocking for one reason or another. I am available so they never leave me alone. (I miss my cubical)
My work, my family, my school, all in one place is feeling more like a nightmare than a dream come true. If I had any hair I would be pulling it out right about now.
I know that I will set up a routine and work it all out eventually but the change is very hard to adjust too. I always wanted this but now that I have it I just want my old life back.
Change may be perceived as good but it may not always be desirable, and could cause more harm than good in many ways.
Once I finish school I am going to open my own business and can get out of this house again. I love my family to death but I can not work under these conditions. I need an office.
Oct 3, 2013 00:26:44 #
We usually want what we don't have. Count your blessings that you have a family - some folks lost theirs. They're more important than what you do anyhow. When we're frustrated sometimes it's not because of someone else but because we had unrealistic expectations and couldn't objectively understand reality. I do it frequently.
Oct 3, 2013 00:46:40 #
UncleJesse wrote:
We usually want what we don't have. Count your blessings that you have a family - some folks lost theirs. They're more important than what you do anyhow. When we're frustrated sometimes it's not because of someone else but because we had unrealistic expectations and couldn't objectively understand reality. I do it frequently.
Very well put. The old adage be careful what you ask for amply applies here.
Oct 3, 2013 23:39:49 #
lone_ghost wrote:
I thought working from home, being my own boss so ... (show quote)
I left my job a number of years ago and started up a business here in my home as well. I was lucky because little did I know that my son would be taken from me by a hit and run driver.He was fifteen at the time I started my business and yes it was chaos but well worth it as I found out later. He was hit and k**led at the age of nineteen and I wouldn't trade those times for anything. Just remember the Lord has you in that spot right now for a reason that only he understands.
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