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July 18, 2005
No such thing as a summer slow down
For those work at home moms who are very serious about running their business as a business, as opposed to as a hobby, (and NOTHING is wrong with having a hobby business, please don't misunderstand what I'm saying)...there is no summer slow down for us. Our bills remain the same, so the money needs to continue to come in and this summer, I think my phone has been ringing more than it has in the winter & spring.
At times I envy those work at home moms who do see a bit of a summer slow down and are in the position to be able to experience that. While it is wonderful to work at home and have the flexibility of rearranging your schedule, the busier your business becomes, and depending on the nature of your business, that flexibility can move further away. As our businesses grow, many times the work hours may need to change. What started out for me as a mainly working at nite business, has come to the point of really needing to be available for much of the daytime - regular business hours. I am dealing with individuals and companies who have "regular" business hours so need to adjust my schedule to that. I'm still able to get alot of work done at night, as that is the easiest after the kids are in bed, but some business contacts and issues HAVE to be handled during regular working hours.
While summer may not be slowing down for my business, I do still make sure to take the time to enjoy the sunny days with my kids with a variety of activities. Still enjoying many of the benefits and reasons of wanting to be a work at home mom.
Posted by Cyndi at July 18, 2005 08:51 AM
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Summer slowdown?? What's that? Actually as I chase my 2 year old around, and await my 2nd daughter's arrival in September, I am MORE busy than EVER. I even have projects lined up for my return, whew!
Posted by: Gina B at July 25, 2005 12:53 PM
Summer's been hard for me, because we don't have the traffic (and ad revenue) that I want/need right now. To top it off, summer naturally slows down as people are spending more time with their kids vs online. So I've been putting in more time online to get up to goal, but feel guilty as there is no immediate justification of it. I'm spending less time with the kids, not making more money (yet) but keep telling myself to get where I want to be I have to keep at it! Hopefully next summer I'll have more balance. :)
MomsNetwork has come a long way - great job Cyndi!
Posted by: Amy at July 25, 2005 11:18 PM
