Saying Good-Bye to the 9 to 5 Grind
I quit my part-time office administrative job eight years ago during my junior year in college. With classes scheduled at different times of the day, and a hectic course load, it was too much to handle and I needed time to sleep and study. Then again, I also needed cash. I didn’t have a lot of bills. Still, there was a monthly car payment, cell phone bill, fuel expense, and a credit card payment. In an effort to also escape the daily grind, my mother opened a daycare center in our home, and with a little nepotism, I had my first work at home job. It was perfect. I would wake-up, come downstairs, work a few hours, and get paid. Of course, the job entailed running behind little kid’s all day - but the freedom was amazing. After running on empty for three years - go to school from 8 a.m. to noon; work from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and then come home and try to concentrate on an assignment - my schedule needed a little tweaking.
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