I really have the perfect job. I get to work at home, the pay is acceptable and absolutely no commute. Sometimes that has it's own problems. For instance when you are working from home, sometimes friends and neighbors don't think you have a real job. And sometimes it can be difficult to know when I am working.

Also, I have dogs who happen to live at my house, who consequently bark when someone comes to the door. To solve the issue of barking dogs while I'm on the phone with a customer I devised a way to notify people when I am working and when not to knock on the door.

Since I have a few neighbors who can't read I printed up a large red stop sign, and for those who can read added "Please don't knock, I'm working". Just to be sure it was well understood I explained exactly what it means when I hang the sign on the door. I couldn't have made it any clearer....and yet....I have a neighbor who, sign on the door or not, will knock, setting my two very big dogs to barking, so she can "just take a minute...."

SIGH