Flexible Working Life

Photo by Randy

National Work from Home Day is fast approaching.
Millions of UK workers will enjoy a two second commute, starting work without the smell of car fumes, and some will work in their PJ’s.  Will you be one of them? [Read more]

Oh, I like this site.

I just came across it the other day and thought it was such a good idea.  I’ve seen loads of ‘bidding’ sites like this for freelance writing, but none for such a wide collective of felxible jobs that they have here. Basically anyone can post up any kind of job that they need doing, from typing up a document to cleaning out rooms

You place your bid and if you win, you get paid.  Simple.

I need a lot of sleep.

I’ve always been like this and sometimes, I do feel a bit resentful about it.  It can be a pain needing so much sleep; it gets in the way when there’s so much to do.
When I was at college and had no children, I had the luxury of being able to snooze the morning away.  At weekends I could easily get up in the early afternoon feeling great.  Thinking back, it seems that I hardly ever suffered with hangovers like I do now, and I used to get just as much work done.  I was able to work till late at night, and catch up [Read more]