Hey gorgeous,
Have you ever tried to tell someone in your family that you work for yourself, and they look at you as if you have two heads?
Ever tried to explain to someone that working from home does not equal sitting on the couch all day watching Netflix and eating Oreos?
I have. Even though I’ve worked from home for over a decade, my mom STILL asks me if I need help finding a job. My grandmother is still asking me how “the coupon website” is doing (even though I haven’t worked on that site for over 2 years).
People have a hard time understanding how you can possibly work from home, on your own business, during the business hours you set for yourself, making crazy good money.
You MUST be doing something illegal. Selling drugs, probably. There’s a lot of money in the selling of drugs. That has to be it.
(No, Grandma, “coupons” is not a code word for “marijuana”.)
If you get the look of confusion from people when they find out you work from home, this is what you do:
Step 1: Tell them this - “Don’t worry, it’s nothing illegal. It’s certainly not drugs or anything!”
Step 2: Give them a pre-written (or typed) list of every single thing you do in a day for your business. Keep multiple copies on hand for when another person inevitably asks you “what do you do all day, anyway?”.
That’s it. The end. No explanations. Just the cold, hard truth that no, you don’t sit on your ass all day watching Netflix (not every day, anyway). You have a business to run and you’re making shit happen.
Truth be told, I think THEY are the crazy ones. Who wants to work for someone else when you can work for yourself, making the money you want, doing work you love, on a schedule that works for you? That sounds incredibly crazy to me.
Am I right?
High five, sister.
xx,
Cassie