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.
Before anything else can happen, there must be strong coffee. He likes his lattes with an extra shot and lots of foam. But instead of standing in line at the local cafe, as he used to do, he is the only customer at the espresso machine in his kitchen. Instead of glancing impatiently at the numerous customers ahead of him, he yawns and stretches as he switches the machine on.
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.
A few peaceful hours of work pass, with intermissions to make a second latte and to feed Miss Kitty. The financial markets have been favoring his investing strategies, it is Friday, the day is sunny and life is good. He decides to have a quick run on his treadmill and catch up on the news on TV at the same time. Afterwards, a light lunch is in order, some sushi delivered with his groceries yesterday. And then it is back to work.
The next few hours pass quickly, and he hears the sound of the mail delivery outside the front door. When he retrieves it, he is excited to find a book he ordered last week, on how to analyze the best forex indicator. Over the weekend he will study it and see about implementing some new ideas when trading starts again on Monday.
He decides the workday should end just about now, and makes a cup of tea to enjoy on the sunny patio. He considers the activities of the weekend ahead, and makes a note to include some work on the rose bushes. His main chore will be to assemble the new computer workstation furniture that was delivered the other day. After that is done, he will have a lot more space for all his work papers and books, and of course Miss Kitty.
