Being self employed sounds like the best deal ever- not only do you get paid for a job you have chosen to do, but you also get to be your own boss and dictate your working hours. Brilliant, right? Except what that actually translates to is being super self disciplined, running to tight deadlines and getting a tad stressed when it all goes a bit wrong! So, here are the 8 laws of being self employed on a Saturday night...
1. Don't watch TV.
Seriously, just do not even turn it on, because the moment you do, any ounce of willpower to do work will evaporate and Saturday night junk programs will sucker you in.
2. Equally, don't sit on the sofa.
No matter how comfortable it looks and no matter how many times you tell yourself 'it'll just be for a minute', just don't do it to yourself. That sofa will make itself ten times comfier the minute you touch it, and you will be held hostage to its cushions and throws all night.
3. Make sure you drink caffeine, not wine.
One evening I tried to be sophisticated and drink Pinot Grigiot whilst I wrote. Let's just say that the morning after, I spent twice the time it would've taken to write it, to edit it and put in commas and full stops. Apparently wine makes me talk/type in long sentences that aren't possible to actually say without taking a breath. Who knew?
4. Stay away from pinterest and Instagram.
You will go on there after finishing something as a reward, and then forget you were meant to be working, until you realise it's 10pm and you've done nothing all night. True story. Learn from my mistakes folks.
5. Do not spend any amount of time daydreaming about birthday cake/ end of diploma holidays/ outfits/ shoes/ other.
It's really hard to not think about any of those things when all you want to do is think about those things. However, what some might see as motivation, others will find as distractions. Thinking about which strappy sandals to buy for Ibiza does not spur me on to work. What it actually does, is make me click onto asos and forget I was ever working to begin with.
6. Don't go into the kitchen.
You will get way laid by dishes, laundry, counters that need cleaning and a cat who is always hungry. hibernate in a little nook in the house and get cracking. It's the only way.
7. Don't start blogging when you still have work to do.
Oops. No one likes a hypocrite, so let's just skip over this one shall we?
8. Don't work past 10pm.
It's the weekend, so for the love, do something non work related before you go to bed. Drink some Pimms, have a dance, take a bath or read a book. And, if the boss asks you to work on, tell them you can't... :)
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