One of the biggest challenges of working at home can be the isolation. This is especially tough for those who have transitioned from a traditional office environment, complete with water cooler and hallway chat-ups to the home office where you only company might be your pets.
I feel it when my younger daughter is in [...]
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Now you can run your business using a prestigious address in say, Paris or Trafalgar Square in London. Virtual Office Services allow you to select a virtual office address anywhere in the world and use that address on your business cards and letterhead.
Todd Miller of the San Francisco Chronicle recently wrote:
Virtual office service Officebroker.com [...]
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This may be the coolest trend in the work at home office that I’ve ever seen…
The OfficePOD is the next generation of workplace. According to the makers….
The garden based POD is of the highest quality design and provides a work environment that is separate from the disruptions of home life. The ability to work from [...]
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I recently embarked on a large programming project that became the most frustrating, stressful thing I’ve done since I’ve been in business.
I won’t bore you with the details, but suffice it to say that everything that could go wrong, did go wrong.
With the deadline looming at the height of the crisis, I needed to call [...]
One of the many perceived benefits of working from home is the ability to deduct a portion of your mortgage interest, utilities, insurance , repairs, etc.. I work at home exclusively and am very glad to be able to take advantage of this deduction. After all, every little bit helps.
But before you start planning your [...]
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There have been days when I’ve almost run out and rented an office.
I know, I know. How on earth could I ever consider giving up working at home?
Well, I did say, “almost”. But there are days when an office looks pretty darn good.
Because I work from my home, there are distractions and demands [...]
I have such a nice view out my dining room office window. I’ve often talked about the japanese maples that are outside and how their beautiful color changes throughout the year make me feel like I’m working outdoors (which, if I had a decent laptop, I would do).
Reading other people’s blogs and Twitter updates, [...]
My husband will have 30 years with his company soon (within a few years) which has had us toying with the idea of his retirement. He really is too young to retire (not even 50 yet), so he’s been bouncing ideas around of things he might do when the time does come.
When I first [...]
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