{"id":1076,"date":"2007-12-21T15:02:36","date_gmt":"2007-12-21T23:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.homewiththekids.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/21\/reasons-why-working-at-home-helps-make-christmas-fun\/"},"modified":"2011-04-09T21:49:32","modified_gmt":"2011-04-10T04:49:32","slug":"reasons-why-working-at-home-helps-make-christmas-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homewiththekids.com\/blog\/reasons-why-working-at-home-helps-make-christmas-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Reasons Why Working at Home Helps Make Christmas Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was reading a guest post over at eMoms about why the guest (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eggmarketingblog.com\/\">Susan Payton<\/a>) is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emomsathome.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/20\/10-reasons-im-glad-i-work-from-home-during-the-holidays\/\">glad she works at home<\/a>, and had to share too. After all, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homewiththekids.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/20\/13-christmas-activities-i-havent-completed-yet\/\">all the things I still need to get done<\/a>, I have a lot of fun.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.  I can do silly things like make a graham cracker house with my kids.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"adsenseright\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"work at home christmas\" alt=\"work at home christmas\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homewiththekids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/wahchristmas.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Got started on that one today. It&#8217;s kind of tricky since I forgot to borrow my mom&#8217;s cake decorating kit. That really complicates piping the frosting. However, a plastic baggie with a corner cut off does a sloppy but adequate job. I&#8217;ll post on the process probably tomorrow when the whole thing is done.<br \/>\n<strong>2. I was able to stay late at my daughter&#8217;s class today.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They got to wear pajamas to school and watch The Polar Express. Didn&#8217;t get to stay for the movie since my son was impatient, but we did sit and listen to the story being read.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. I&#8217;ve missed most of the shopping crowds.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So nice to not be dealing with those crowds. I&#8217;ve loathed joining the crowds ever since I quit retail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. I can have fun making holiday treats.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s more than just the graham cracker house. But some things are surprises for other people. Besides, the more I think of them, the harder it is to avoid temptation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. When my daughter&#8217;s school break starts I can sleep in a bit too.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not a whole lot, since my kids don&#8217;t sleep in. My son is up around 7 most mornings anyhow&#8230; if he sleeps in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. I can work around other people&#8217;s schedules.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Given the many schedules we have to deal with to handle extended family get togethers at this time of year, it really helps that I can go at just about any time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. I can think about business when I have a free moment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It may seem like working too hard, but it&#8217;s so nice to be able to do just a touch of thinking about business when things are quieting down. I don&#8217;t feel bad about it, since it&#8217;s for me and my family. Doing my work is fun for me, and that I can mostly take a break from it, but still work if the mood strikes is really nice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. My kids really appreciate having me home.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, actually they&#8217;ve never known different. But earlier today I was able to lie down with my son for a little to help is nap get started. With all the exciting things going on he&#8217;s been trying not to take naps. I think they&#8217;d be shocked if they found out how different some kids have it. I think we&#8217;re all lucky.<\/p>\n<p>[tags]working at home,christmas [\/tags]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was reading a guest post over at eMoms about why the guest (Susan Payton) is glad she works at home, and had to share too. After all, despite all the things I still need to get done, I have a lot of fun. 1. 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