Tilda Virtual Services is moving - again :)
September 24, 2008 by Kylie Short
Well it’s been 5 months, nearly 6 since our first move out of the home office into some office space downtown and while it didn’t make me any less of a Virtual Assistant, it did help me to set strict boundaries between home and work. Working into the wee hours just didn’t happen any more and the boundaries for my family were great too.
Here’s the thing. I missed being at home. This is our dream house that took us 6 months to build. We picked out each colour, tile and brick to pull it all together and turn it into our dream home. My husband demanded that we have a dedicated home office for me that is fully networked to the rest of the house and I miss it all.
I also miss having a little bit more flexibility. I’m not the sort of person that copes well when I am dictated to and when you have an external office, you are dictated to by social norms. People expect that if you have office space, that they can drop by any time between 9am and 5pm. This just didn’t work for me.
Beckie has moved on and so for me, there is no real reason why I should keep the space. I have a team of 7 subcontractors supporting my clients one of which is my fabulous Project Manager Deirdre Shockley, so I don’t need to replace my employee.
So… I’m going home.
And I’m happy! If I didn’t, I would have wondered if moving out was the right thing to do and I wouldn’t have developed my good habits so I don’t regret it at all. Life is a series of learning experiences and this was another one of those.
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2 Responses to “Tilda Virtual Services is moving - again :)”
Good on you for making a decision Kylie. I know working at home is soemthinn I value so I understand why you’re heading back home. At the same time, you took a step out and now know what is right for you and learned some things along the way.
Good luck with the move and enjoy being back home!
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