Hi, I'm Sarah, a work at home mother of two.
Working from home has the potential to be amazing, but for many of us, that’s not how the story goes.
Working from home means there is no commute.
It means that you can simply role out of bed and be in your office.
It means that you can work in an environment that you designed, surrounded by things that you find inspiring.
And of course, it also means that you get to decide when and how you work.
Most of us spend a huge amount of time at the office not really working.
We talk at the water cooler, we attend pointless meetings, and we stare at emails.
We do this, because our managers expect us to be in work for a certain amount of time.
And that’s the culture!
If you went home and just worked… well then you could be finished in 2/3rds of the time.
Minus a commute and you have just saved yourself hours every single day.
That’s hours to spend doing things you love, to work on side projects, or to hang out with your family.
But if you’re reading this, then I’m guessing that hasn’t been your experience so far!
Perhaps you’re feeling trapped.
Perhaps you’re feeling OVERWHELMED.
Suddenly, there is no one looking over your shoulder.
There is no accountability and no social pressure to get things done.
And asking simple questions means shooting off emails that spend days to come back.
You’re feeling cooped up in the house and frankly miserable and so when the day starts, there is simply no way that you can find the motivation to sit down to work properly.
The result is that you’re falling behind.
You’re working longer hours and you’re feeling completely stressed.
Ange
This probably isn’t how you thought working online was going to go!