A Day In The Life Of The Self-Employed
From habit, he always sets his alarm clock for six AM, but usually he wakes up when there is a certain amount of light in the room. The sun is what gets him out of bed, not the alarm buzzer. At any rate, it does not make any difference, since work does not start until he starts it.
First, of course, there must be coffee. A strong latte, with lots of foam, is his favorite. But these days, there is no time spent standing in line at the local coffeehouse, trying not to notice how many customers are in front of him. The coffeehouse has moved to his kitchen counter, in the form of a gleaming espresso machine that serves only him.
The kitchen fills with the aroma of espresso and the quiet gurgling of the coffee maker. He steps outside to get the morning papers which arrived earlier. For world news he reads the Times, and for financial developments it is the Journal. Heading back to the kitchen to get his latte, he is distracted by his office helper, Miss Kitty. He stops to pet the round little Manx, who is always happy to play paperweight when he allows her to.
The commute from his kitchen to his office takes all of 10 seconds, and a few seconds later he is online checking his business email account. He sees that there is a message from his broker regarding the latest top forex indicator that they are alerting their top clients to. He decides to wait till later to read the details, as right now he needs to check the overnight activity in his trading account.
He gets a lot of work done in the next few hours, taking a couple of short breaks. The first break gets Miss Kitty her breakfast, and the second one his second latte. He is pleased with how well his investment strategies have been working out. In addition, it is a sunny day, it is Friday, and things are looking good. A bit later he breaks again, this time for a quick workout on his treadmill and some catching up with the news on TV. After an easy lunch of sushi that came with yesterday’s grocery delivery, he is ready for the work of the afternoon.
The next couple of hours passes quickly, and the quiet is interrupted when he hears the sound of the mail arriving in the box outside the front door. Amongst the other items he is happy to see that his recently ordered book on analyzing the best forex indicator has arrived already. He will look forward to reading it this weekend and perhaps trying some new strategies Monday morning.
Having done a good day’s work, he decides to relax on the patio with a cup of tea and consider the weekend. He notices that the roses could benefit from some attention. Then he remembers that he needs to assemble the new computer workstation furniture that was delivered earlier in the week. He will enjoy being able to spread out papers, books, reports and other things on a larger work surface. And, with a bigger desk there will still be room for Miss Kitty.
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