When I was growing up we would have scheduled days for scheduled dinners. Monday would be spaghetti. Tuesday would be meatloaf. Wednesday might be tacos. Thursday would be leftovers from Monday and Tuesday. Friday and Saturday we might have a casserole. Sunday would be the big day like a roast beef. But we would make a roast beef last all week for sandwiches. Below is my work from home casserole for the week.
- In Business and Family Something Has To Give by Entrepreneur Magazine. Lisa Druxman who is a mompreneur has written a good article about how to coordinate business from home. It focuses mostly towards women and being a mother. But I think it has great ideas that could be used by anybody whether their kids are at home or not. She has great insights from people responding to the survey about working from home. Lisa covers everything from not having time for the book club to not having time to cleaning the house and neglecting her husband. These are real issues that people face while working from home.
Mashable.com had two articles that stood out for me this week.
- The first is titled Teens Experiencing Facebook Fatigue. This article is a result of a study done by Roiworld that surveyed 600 teens from the ages of 13 to 17. The study also goes into some of the buying habits of teens in this age category.
- The second is titled The Rise of Comedy on Twitter. In the article they take a look at comedy on Twitter and they give quite a few examples. This is just one of the tweets that was featured - Salt. The Other White Salt. #Saltadslogans posted on Twitter by @KWMurphy.
What are some of my takeaways for the week related to these articles? First I know that running a business from home can be very difficult. It taxes relationships with family members and friends. Scheduling time to get work done can at times be very stressful because you’re torn between the needs of the family and the needs of the business. One of the things that I’ve done to resolve this problem is to schedule certain blocks of time that are dedicated solely to business.
Last week I posted a blog post about not letting your age get in the way of blogging because most bloggers are under 30 but many like me are over 55. As a result of reading the article titled Teens Experiencing Facebook Fatigue, I have a better insight into the habits and trends of teens online between the ages of 17 and 13. It never hurts to gain another perspective.
The last article about the Rise of Comedy on Twitter made me realize that I need to add a little more humor to my tweets and my blog posts. Because comedy relieves pressure, energizes people and is enjoyable.
What is in your working from home casserole this week? Leave me a comment and maybe the recipe to a good chicken enchilada casserole.
Have a Happy July 4th,
Mark A Sinclair
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