Working at home can present unique challenges. Here are some basics on time management that I’ve learned over the years ….
Try to maintain regular business hours. When I first started working from home I found myself working way more than I did with my “traditional” job. It’s just so easy to jump out [...]
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 [...]
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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Guest Blogger: Barb Niehaus
For the first thirteen years of my telecommuting tenure, I was fairly isolated from others like myself. My friends either fell into one of two categories: moms who worked outside the home or stay-at-home moms. I very rarely disclosed my teleworking situation as very few back then could relate. If I [...]
Many people think of working from home as a way to simply make the money that they need to make in order to pay the bills so that their family can live as comfortably as possible. Too many times when someone is working from home, they take their family for granted and the family starts [...]
Many people dream of snagging a telecommute job not realizing that there can be some very real drawbacks and that sometimes those drawbacks can be deal-breakers. It’s hard to imagine, but it’s true.
One of the main challenges is the isolation. It can be really difficult to feel connected to your co-workers when you don’t have [...]
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I had the opportunity to review an eBook recently that I really enjoyed. The author is Tamara Hancock- mother of five, mompreneur and freelancer.
When Tamara started writing her book, her goal was to share her parenting and work at home experiences with others. As she got into it, she realized that it was more about [...]
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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 [...]
I used to have a really challenging job. It was stressful and demanding, high pressure and large responsibilities. I was really good at it too.
Then I became a parent.
In my old job, I was really good at delegating, training, developing and managing people- and rationalizing.
Oh, could I rationalize.
“I may have to work 60 or [...]
When I first moved here over ten years ago, I was planning to be a stay at home mom. It didn’t take me long to realize that I was craving professional interaction and recognition so much that I was trying to be superwoman. I felt like I had to justify my existence by being a [...]
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