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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Status Report: Love What You Do

It's taken a long time, but I've pretty much managed to carve out a career that I like, if not sometimes really & truly love. I write for a living, which was always my dream. I don't necessarily write about my favorite topics, but I get to write & that's better than not.

In my 20s, I paid my dues by working tedious clerical jobs & testing out various different things. I even went to grad school to attempt to get into teaching. But finally, I got a job working at a newspaper's website, then a music website, then Yahoo!, & now a high-tech manufacturer. All of these have writing for the Web at the core, & that makes me happy.

But one thing I love most about my current position is that I work from home more days than not! Because writing is easier to do in my own element, not a noisy open cubicle arrangement. The collaborative parts of my job are easy enough to do by IM or on the phone or in a few meetings once or twice a week. The majority of my job is better done solo where I can concentrate. While I kind of miss dressing up each day to go into the office, I don't miss commuting or sticking to a strict schedule.

Best of all, I get to see my husband all day, since he runs his business out of our home office studio, & I get to work with our tabby cat.

Here are some of your status reports so far:

Share links to your reports in the comments!
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17 comments:

  1. Mari MortemFebruary 13, 2013 at 5:30 PM

    Wow, you sound like you lead a wonderful life now. How awesome for you, and your family; I wish my husband and I worked together lol

    Here is my combo contribution! http://marimortem.blogspot.com/2013/02/fashioning-my-cyber-microcosm-for-love.html

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  2. Insomniac's AtticFebruary 13, 2013 at 5:39 PM

    Not having to commute and setting your own schedule does sound like heaven, and how wonderful that your husband can work from home, too! You're right though - sometimes the dressing up for work was the best part! :o)

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  3. Sophie LMFebruary 13, 2013 at 6:58 PM

    I did have a few at-home contracts in the past, and the best part was being able to work with a pet on my lap. I don't think my yorkie would be welcome in a government office tower ;) Here is my contribution: http://gothicbureaucrat.blogspot.ca/2013/02/doing-my-homework.html

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  4. Franny ZawadzkiFebruary 13, 2013 at 7:19 PM

    Thank you so much for this theme, darling! It was actually very timely because I was really questioning this whole dissertation process. I've had a few academic breakdowns these past few months and I had wondered if academia was "right" for me. You made me think about why I love what I do, and for that I am forever grateful!

    http://thecuriousprofessorz.blogspot.com/2013/02/this-is-corpgoth-status-report-love.html

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  5. Jade LehtinenFebruary 13, 2013 at 10:29 PM

    This is fun, getting to know what gothy-people of blogger do for a living in reality. :) Your situation sounds nice, I bet pets would not be allowed in an office! Here is my contribution: http://daughter-of-jaded-era.blogspot.fi/2013/02/corpgoths-mid-month-status-report-love.html

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  6. Marcy BanksFebruary 14, 2013 at 1:12 AM

    I love this!!! This is so great. I love reading about other CorpGoths.

    Here is my report -

    http://spookiemom.blogspot.com/2013/02/love-what-you-do.html

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  7. Kinga SzabóFebruary 14, 2013 at 1:25 AM

    I'm a bit late, but I made it! ^^
    http://milkingtherollingcow.blogspot.hu/2013/02/mid-month-status-report-february-love.html

    Well, I have to admit, I'm kinda envious right now...I wish I could do the same thing, write for a living and still work from home. ^^
    But my cat does the same thing...sometimes I let him type too...:P

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  8. besatthetFebruary 14, 2013 at 2:13 AM

    Though I love the sound of working from home, and spending all day with my man and the kitties, I don't think I have the self discipline it requires. Most likely I would end up baking cookies and watching Buffy all day :)
    Thanks for hosting, it was a great reminder of why I do what I do!

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  9. Therese MårtenssonFebruary 14, 2013 at 2:49 AM

    I thinkt that's sounds wonderful. Even if I don't have a cubicle but my own office, my door is always open to the corridor and it can get a bit noisy. I write in my work, mails, reports, status reports etc and sometimes it can be hard to express when people chatting loudly. I would love to work from home and have my own buisness.

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  10. HouseCatFebruary 14, 2013 at 3:25 AM

    I'm glad you enjoy your work arrangements. I hope your cat doesn't try too hard to 'help' :P My cat is generally erm... a bit of a distraction to anything productive! I don't think I have the self discipline to be productive when it's so easy just to grab the laser-pointer and play with the cat...

    i've put up my mid-month status report contribution
    http://domesticatedgoth.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/love-what-you-do.html

    I don't think I'd like my commute half as much as I do now if I had to drive to work.

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  11. Pixel PixieFebruary 14, 2013 at 5:53 AM

    I think if I worked from home, my cats would think it was playtime for them all the time. They have a tendency to get angry with me if the laptop is occupying my lap instead of one of them. Glad it seems to be working out for you though!

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  12. Meagan KylaFebruary 14, 2013 at 6:14 AM

    I work from home a lot of the time and I agree that it's nice to not have distractions from others. I'm very organized, but sometimes I need to close the laptop and stop writing and just decompress or I am dreaming about writing and sewing--often doing both at the same time! LOL!

    I'm a little late? Here is mine: http://www.coffinkitsch.com/2013/02/this-is-corpgoth-mid-status-report-love.html

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  13. leneleinFebruary 14, 2013 at 8:07 AM

    I hear you on writing better at home! I write at work and I'm constantly being interupted by students I supervise, my boss, my colleagues... It's just so hard to focus there! But I try to remeber that it also has it's perks to be a biologist.:

    http://mindlessindulgence-mindless.blogspot.de/2013/02/mid-month-status-report-love-what-you-do.html

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  14. The BaneFebruary 14, 2013 at 12:13 PM

    I'm looking forward to my new work-from-home status. I didn't mind my Metro train commute in DC, but commuting 40 miles a day by car got really tedious really fast. Here's my post: http://gothityourself.blogspot.com/2013/02/mid-month-status-report-love-what-you-do.html

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  15. TropigothMamaFebruary 14, 2013 at 5:14 PM

    My post:

    http://starlithome.blogspot.com/2013/02/two-for-one-status-report-and-homework.html

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  16. VictorianKittyFebruary 18, 2013 at 12:29 PM

    I'd give anything to work from home. I'm in the exact opposite environment - we don't even have cubicle walls! :( But I still love what I do, regardless of where I am doing it. And here's my post to prove it! :)

    http://sophistiquenoir.com/2013/02/love-what-you-do.html

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  17. Vulcan ButterflyFebruary 19, 2013 at 9:34 PM

    Aw, I like that your kitty works with you! My husband works from home a fair bit and the cats like to "help" him by sitting either on the keyboard or in front of the webcam when he's on a teleconference!

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