I hate money!

dundasgirl

If there was no such thing as money, I wouldn't even be considering working free lance on that design job I was talking about.  I don't have time.  I SAH with my two kids, plus I watch my niece.  Then I do custom work for people on the side and craft shows (textiles, my own designs).  I love all of the above.

I am pretty "happy" right now and I think this job will just bring me stress.  Then I think about how we could finish replacing our windows, get some really great new doors, maybe go on vacation...and I start thinking maybe I should do it.

How do I figure this out?

Happy is pretty important to me right now...but money is hard to turn down too.

dana316

That's such a hard decision.  I can't imagine trying to squeeze something else into what sounds like an already super busy schedule...but I really like money, so I might try it, just to see how it goes.

You can always tell them no if it doesn't work out, right?

 

roaringrock

how big/how long is the freelance gig? I know for my business a typical design job lasts +/-2 weeks. those 2 weeks I work my A$$ off (12 - 14 hour days) but when the paycheck comes in, all is good (great actually!) my last job went towards a huge chunk of debt and gave me a little extra "fun money."

what would you do with the kids while working?

jenber77

This WAH thing is hard, isn't it? I've probably got too much on my plate too, but I can't lighten my load because we need the money. But if someone offered me more work right now I'd have to say no. I just couldn't do it without sacrificing a lot of sleep.

I don't know. I keep telling myself that it will only be tough for a limited time. Reed will be starting school soon enough (Sept 2012?) and then you'll have a bit more time to work, right? So what's another couple of years without those windows or without that vacation? Would having those things make up for the daily stress?

ETA: I think I'm putting too much of my own situation into my thoughts here, so take these words with a grain of salt. Good luck with the decision!

dundasgirl

roaringrock:

how big/how long is the freelance gig? I know for my business a typical design job lasts +/-2 weeks. those 2 weeks I work my A$$ off (12 - 14 hour days) but when the paycheck comes in, all is good (great actually!) my last job went towards a huge chunk of debt and gave me a little extra "fun money."

what would you do with the kids while working?

Hey RR!!  Well, that's the thing...I will send you a message on facebook and you can tell me what you think.

Mouseygail

roaringrock:

how big/how long is the freelance gig? I know for my business a typical design job lasts +/-2 weeks. those 2 weeks I work my A$$ off (12 - 14 hour days) but when the paycheck comes in, all is good (great actually!) my last job went towards a huge chunk of debt and gave me a little extra "fun money."

what would you do with the kids while working?

  these are good questions!  would this be a fairly steady x hours a week, or would it be big pushes here and there? 

dundasgirl

jenber77:

This WAH thing is hard, isn't it? I've probably got too much on my plate too, but I can't lighten my load because we need the money. But if someone offered me more work right now I'd have to say no. I just couldn't do it without sacrificing a lot of sleep.

I don't know. I keep telling myself that it will only be tough for a limited time. Reed will be starting school soon enough (Sept 2012?) and then you'll have a bit more time to work, right? So what's another couple of years without those windows or without that vacation? Would having those things make up for the daily stress?

ETA: I think I'm putting too much of my own situation into my thoughts here, so take these words with a grain of salt. Good luck with the decision!

Hey Jen...you bring up some good points about the time frame thing...which makes me want to just spend time with the kids even more!