I found out yesterday that my new 2009 schedule at work will involve just one day at the office and away from home.
A little background ... all throughout 2008 I have been working three days away from home. I like my job (commercial real estate development and management) and am grateful for it, for the experience, and for the flexibility I do have. That said, being away so much it has taken a toll on our family. I have known that our budget would be too stretched for me to retire entirely or even take much of a pay cut. I have also known that my work schedule as it has been is putting too much of a strain on my family.
The obvious answer is for me to find a way to earn more from home (I do already manage one industrial building from home) ... and, until yesterday, the thought of this has made my head want to explode... I've been so tired. All I want to do is take care of my two boys and paint and play trains, trucks, and play dough.
That said, now faced with the reality that I will finally have some more time on my hands, I am keenly aware of a shift in my attitude.
I am starting to feel the fire again ... fire to brainstorm, to work hard, to network ... try to get some sort of home based business off the ground. Now, mind you, I'm not thinking of starting Amazon.com from my bedroom again or anything, but there has to be something that I could do that wouldn't take up too much time where I could earn a little extra...
Any ideas?
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