I just answered her, "Yes! I do have a job, and have been in it since 2003!" Because most people I know only knew that I am a stay-at-home mother, and they always forget to acknowldge that I am a homebased business owner too. Just because I do not have a boss, and doesn't go to work outside of our home does not mean that I do not have a job.
That wasn't the first time I was asked of the same question though. But that evening made me realize that I should be more stricter in following work hours in my e-shop like it's a brick and mortar store. Working in e-retail takes so much time, especially when you're working alone. I even work during dawn when I have to answer inquiries, for example, from a customer who wanted specific measurements of high waist jeans that she want to be shipped out ASAP because they're flying to another country in about a week for a holiday getaway.
I try to work at least eight hours a day now. At work, I am a/an...
- curator
- model
- photographer
- merchandiser
- editor
- researcher
- in charge at the mailroom
- head of the shipping department
- customer service clerk
- Salesclerk
- laundry woman
- iron lady
- shoe shiner
- sewing lady
- errand girl
Here are some pieces that I am listing soon!
