Snow. All I heard for weeks from my kids, nieces and even some crazy parents around here is how they wanted it to snow. Well, file this under be careful what you wish for because we are officially over-snowed.
The schools are going on week two of cancellations. These poor kids and teachers are going to be in class until who knows when this summer. Mail isn’t running. Trash isn’t being picked up. Stores are out of stock, people fighting over the last box of Twinkies. People have been stranded in their houses playing Boggle until they are cross-eyed.
And scariest of all people and businesses are seeing their bottom dollar dwindle. Oh sure, the plow guys and the liquor stores are making all kinds of money but what about the rest of us? At my environmental consulting business we had to close our doors all last week basically. We couldn’t get out to the job sites to do anything. We couldn’t even get into our parking lot because it wasn’t plowed. So that is a week of income lost. Yet, I still paid my employees for a full week. I still had bills generated for the week. Too many weeks like that can really hurt a business.
I know there are some people who work in jobs where they don’t get paid for not working because of the weather. Too many days like that can really hurt a family.
This is why I am so thankful that I also have a home based business. I don’t have employees to pay or overhead to cover. I can be snowed in at home and still be generating income with my business. Granted, it has to be in snippets when I don’t have a two year old and eight year old running me all over the house. But still, all is not lost. I can make phone calls, write emails, and get on the computer to work my business.
I will get my check from the company no matter the situation here. Residual income still comes in if I work or not that week or two.
What a blessing!
There are so many benefits to working a home based business. If you haven’t looked into it you really should. There are tons of them out there just waiting for you to find them! So go ahead, do some research.
If you are in Oklahoma I know you have some extra time on your hands right now.
The T.V. will wait.
Blessings!
Jen
I am so with you, love having my home based business, www.happyfirst.com . I love working from home. It has been hard to keep on schedule with all this snow, I feel like the whole state is mixed up and kids are home for so long. Which is fun and I wouldn't trade it, I just am not getting as much done. oh well. it all works out!
ReplyDeleteI'm from Dallas and was feeling sorry for all the businesses down there that had geared up for a lot of Super Bowl business.