It's a Jungle Out There and a Zoo in Here: Run Your Home Business Without Letting It Overrun You

by Cheryl Demas

Overview

Who better than the founder of WAHM.com, the highly popular Web site for work-at-home moms, and author of a widely-read column and cartoon about home office life to give effective advice about balancing a career and a family?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780446679725
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	05/01/2003
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.62(d)

Table of Contents

	Introduction	xi
1	The Jungle: My Life as a Working Mother	1
2	Me Tarzan, You Jane, We Broke: Can You Afford to Stay Home?	10
3	Now You Know You Can Swing It: Is It Really for You?	25
4	My Parachute Is in the Laundry: Choosing Your Business	37
5	Wild Animals in Captivity: Making the Transition	65
6	Don't Feed the Animals: Rules and Regulations	81
7	Tooting Your Own Horn: Promoting Your Business, Promoting Yourself	98
8	Zoo Maintenance: When My House Is Clean, I Think I'm in the Wrong House	110
9	Animal Husbandry: Balancing Your Work and Your Marriage	131
10	Welcome to the Monkey House: Working with Children	149
11	The Zookeeper: Taking Care of Yourself (As Well As Your Home, Your Kids, Your Husband, and Your Business)	187
12	Some Final Thoughts	206
	Resources	209
	Index	215