The Lost Week: There are no “paid” sick days if you work at home.

Yes…I am still alive.
Barely.
The end of my nose needs to be amputated. It’s so red and sore.

I have coughed and coughed and coughed…..
I’ve gotten some kind of creepy cootie crud – and it’s not about to leave my body any time soon.

So…I’ve lost an entire week of work. There is no one to take my place after all. No one to “fill” in.
That’s the price of working at home……running your own gig.

And of course….along with running your own gig…..getting no work done because you’re sick etc….
It still doesn’t excuse you from getting dinner on the table, cleaning out the kittybox, taking your sick son
to the doctor because he’s got the same creepy cootie crud, doing laundry, helping with homework, picking kids up, dropping kids off….and picking up everyone’s crap in general.

A fulfilling life for sure.

Now….don’t get me wrong. I still feel blessed. Yes….blessed. Even with all the nose blowing and coughing.
I mean…..it’s a cold….thank goodness that’s all it is.
And I have a warm house to shelter me. Chicken noodle soup. A husband that does his best to help out. And really….so much more.

So back to work today. I think I’m over the hump.

I have my arsenal on my desk. I’ve taken some kind of Tylenol Cold and Cough stuff….and then there  is my bevy of cough drops, vitamin C drops, kleenex….(oh and a partial grocery list and my cellphone). Still gotta get to the grocery store!! I need to have them set up a cot for me there because I’m always having to go and pick up something!

I’m determined to get some work done today.

So if you’re in the same boat this winter – remember, even with no co-worker to step in and help cover the “office” – it’s ok. I took a few days off and nothing earth shattering happened. I didn’t get fired, no clients where super upset and well….my house is not exactly in tip-top shape – but it hasn’t fallen down around me either.

Sometimes it’s hard when you work at home to allow yourself some time off. A vacation is PAINFUL for me.
I swear. It’s not just that you lose income…..it’s that I feel this sense of “ONLY I” can do this – so I MUST.

But this week. I had to. There was no way around it. When you’re sick…..rest is best.

Take it from this work-at-home-workaholic with NO workman’s comp. If you don’t have your health….you have nothing.

Stay well this winter!!

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