I was right all along
It’s almost impossible explaining to someone why I have to work from home. Well, at least it’s impossible to explain to a healthy person. They usually suggest that I try a job as a personal assistant. They don’t realize that I sleep three hours a night & even less if I have to wake up at a certain time. They don’t realize that wearing shoes is painful. They don’t realize that flourscent lights hurt my eyes, or that I’ve never seen an office chair that didn’t hurt my back. Besides the fact that I need to nap every few hours. Within a few days my body just starts disintegrating.
Lately the online income has slowed down a little. So I started tutoring & nannying about three hours a day to make up for it. I wanted to see if I could handle any work outside the home. I felt like I needed serious las vegas hotel reservations after two days. I kept hanging in there, hoping that my body would get used to the schedule, that I’d become stronger over time. Instead, every day my body kept breaking down a little more. Within two weeks, I was a complete mess. I was right all along, I really can’t work outside the house but I am determined to work inside the house.
December 8th, 2008 at 1:18 am
I’m really hearing what you’re saying about working outside the home. I’ve given it up for good. Isn’t it amazing how your body and mind just disintegrate once you’re out in the work world!
I now coach others with fibromyalgia. That’s how I make my income from home. I can chose when, how, who–a much better way. I’m happy to give ideas to others on ways to stay at home and work.
You can find my fibromyalgia blog posts at http://www.CoachOnDemandBlog.com.
August 13th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
I quit my corporate job last july. I think my colleagues believed I was big headed and didn’t like the work. In reality I was fighting my fibromyalgia. I have been working for myself ever since as a web designer and developer. Things are going good. It is nice to be able to work at 4am if I can’t sleep and feel good. But I still struggle when I cannot work during regular business hours. This last week has been pretty bad and I feel like I can’t live like this anymore. Why does this even have to exist. Why can’t they figure out a cure. 3 years into it, and things are not getting better, only different.