Help. Getting some flack from family and friends about the time I spend on work. The actual work hours are a separate issue and not involved. Where I get the heat is in my prep time for appointments and the time spent on pAperwork, record keeping, studying, and making / ordering materials.
I believe in greeting clients knowing what had been done in the past as well as their response to it. These notes are kept in my records that I update each night when possible. Sometimes life gets in the way and it piles up so 30 minutes becomes much longer. I prep for new dogs by rereading about the breed if necessary, checking new looks online or from similar client dogs, clean or maintain equipment ( generally a couple times a week), make some barrettes or bandanas - usually once a week, write notes to new clients, condolence cards, thank you notes for gifts. And then we have this forum.
Work is 16 miles away and can take from 25 minutes to 90 minutes travel each way.
My dogs - geriatric Scottie now on every other day fluids and cooked diet - and the Chih are walked at least 4 times s day. I do the morning walks unless I'm housesitting. Do all evening walks and care.
Housesitting - hitting my busy time of year. Currently out of home from 9/23 till 10/28 with back to back clients. Those dogs are also walked multiple times ( my dogs only get two nighttime walks while I h'sit).
Host once a month dinners for friends of my 92 y.o. Mother who is not able to drive anymore. These friends help keep an eye on her during the day times and are very helpful in keeping her feeling like an involved member of ghe community. This is a way to say thank you - and I enjoy the cooking. Also groom their dogs each month to help them out. This usually fills up my Sunday's off.
Got off track. Anyhow, people are continually telling me to slow down and 'not bring my work home ' at night. I don't see how to get everything done without devoting evening hours to these projects.
Do the rest of you get family / friend/ co-worker flack about time spent ?
How are you able to deflect the criticism ? It's making me feel very slow and inefficient.
I believe in greeting clients knowing what had been done in the past as well as their response to it. These notes are kept in my records that I update each night when possible. Sometimes life gets in the way and it piles up so 30 minutes becomes much longer. I prep for new dogs by rereading about the breed if necessary, checking new looks online or from similar client dogs, clean or maintain equipment ( generally a couple times a week), make some barrettes or bandanas - usually once a week, write notes to new clients, condolence cards, thank you notes for gifts. And then we have this forum.
Work is 16 miles away and can take from 25 minutes to 90 minutes travel each way.
My dogs - geriatric Scottie now on every other day fluids and cooked diet - and the Chih are walked at least 4 times s day. I do the morning walks unless I'm housesitting. Do all evening walks and care.
Housesitting - hitting my busy time of year. Currently out of home from 9/23 till 10/28 with back to back clients. Those dogs are also walked multiple times ( my dogs only get two nighttime walks while I h'sit).
Host once a month dinners for friends of my 92 y.o. Mother who is not able to drive anymore. These friends help keep an eye on her during the day times and are very helpful in keeping her feeling like an involved member of ghe community. This is a way to say thank you - and I enjoy the cooking. Also groom their dogs each month to help them out. This usually fills up my Sunday's off.
Got off track. Anyhow, people are continually telling me to slow down and 'not bring my work home ' at night. I don't see how to get everything done without devoting evening hours to these projects.
Do the rest of you get family / friend/ co-worker flack about time spent ?
How are you able to deflect the criticism ? It's making me feel very slow and inefficient.
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