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#34429 - 06/18/04 06:54 PM in the summer!
Dotsie Founder Registered: 07/09/08 Posts: 23647 Loc: Maryland	Everyone is out of school now and we are getting in the summer mode. Since I work from home this is a challenge because two of my kids don't have their driver's license. I am their mode of transportation. How do other women working from home set boundaries?
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#34430 - 06/19/04 06:56 AM Re: in the summer!
chatty lady Writer Registered: 02/24/04 Posts: 20267 Loc: Nevada	I have made it known to all that just because I work at home doesn't mean I am NOT working and that my work hours are from 10;00 AM TO 6:00 PM Monday thru Friday. I write other times as well but am not so strict about my time. It works if you are serious yourself.
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#34431 - 06/20/04 09:34 PM Re: in the summer!
Dotsie Founder Registered: 07/09/08 Posts: 23647 Loc: Maryland	quote: Originally posted by chatty lady: It works if you are serious yourself. Chatty, thanks for the reminder. This is so hard for me because I've always been a stay at home mom. It's hard to switch gears and put my work before my family. It doesn't feel right. I always want my family to come first. It's how I was raised and what I chose before I even had kids. I'm working at this and you're right. I'm serious about my work, but have a hard time not being available for my kids every second they need me, which isn't much these days because they're teens and have their own lives. SO when they come asking for a ride I feel like I should be able to take them becasue I always have, and at the same time I feel like they are intruding on my work. Maybe I just need to set some limits by knowing their plans a day in advance. There's a thought... Thanks chatty!
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#34432 - 06/20/04 11:34 PM Re: in the summer!
Maggie Member Registered: 02/19/03 Posts: 765 Loc: Oregon	Dotsie, We have the same problem and he's not a teen anymore. Now I just tell him look at the calendar. When he doesn't and asks me to do something, if I already have plans I don't go. If I am available I go. Its real hard to turn them down too but it does get better once they learn you aren't available at their whims. Chatty I like the way you do it too. Maggie
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#34433 - 06/22/04 05:27 AM Re: in the summer!
Songbird Member Registered: 06/03/04 Posts: 2830 Loc: Massachusetts, USA	Dotsie: Our children, whatever age they may be, also need to be respectful of our work. I know it's harder when you're a stay at home mom, (I am one too)cause they tend to disregard it as real work. But it is important that they take it seriously. So I do think that giving notice in advance would definitely work. Also, when you let them know you're not available cause you are working it helps them view your work more realistically. Don't feel guilty. If you were at a 9-5 job somewhere else, they would seek other means of transportation!
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