Business Wife & Life

Professionalism.

If there’s one thing I’m serious about (besides not being spammed on a regular basis), it’s professionalism.

I think that with the internet being so relaxed sometimes people lose focus on basic business concepts. While it’s nice to be able to work in your pajamas if you choose, that doesn’t mean that you have to behave as if you are sitting on the couch, eating pizza, and combing your kids hair all while managing work obligations.

Early in my work at home career I experienced a large amount of unprofessional behavior. It happened so often that I started to be a bit biased towards people who worked at home, more specifically, women with children who worked at home.

I don’t hold those biases anymore but the issue is still valid. Here’s an article I recently wrote Are Work at Home Moms Unprofessional?

The main point is that family is important, but it’s not an excuse, or a reason to expect special treatment. Read it and let me know what you think. Am I being too hard on work at home moms, or are there some issues that we all need to consider?

I have a confession to make.

I’m not only exhausted from responding to work at home myths, but I’m also a bit worn out on answering a million questions about where my money comes from, how much, how often, and why.

What can I say, I’m a private person.

But I’m done complaining about it. You see, instead of pasting on a fake smile while trying to hide my contempt, I’m not going to say a word. I’m going to wear it, and allow others to as well.

Thus, I decided to start WorkAtHomeWear.com .

Not only is this yet another way for me to work at home (ha ha), but it also helps others who encounter the same questions and even criticisms. Slogans on the shirts and other apparel include “Freelance Writer Does Not Mean Unemployed“, “WTH is a Job?“, and “Yes I’m Actually Working When I’m At Home”

When things get tough, and you want to stress out about it, don’t! Resist the urge and see how you can turn that negative into a positive. Your body, mind, and maybe even bank account, will thank you.

I had to take a break from online networking because it was driving me nuts. Actually, it was more of a sabbatical as it lasted about 2 years.

The problem was that I was tired of dealing with selfish people who had no concept of the word networking.

I’ve gotten into plenty of heated debates over my views. People have said I’m not open to the spirit of community, people have accused me of only thinking of myself, and some people have just said things that I won’t dare repeat.

Despite that, my views haven’t changed and in fact they’ve only be reaffirmed.

What the heck am I talking about?

Well recently I decided to hop back into the online networking game.I signed up with a few networks on Ning. It only took about 5 minutes for my profile to be inundated with sales pitches, link dropping, and all others kinds of spam.

Yes, I call it spam and that’s where some people take issue.
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