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Organizing Your Home Office

Do you have a home office? Whether you work from home or you have a spot where you take care of your bills and other paperwork, you can make this area easier to handle if it is organized. Last weekend I spent most of it putting together a new organizational system in my home office. I first went out and purchased the following: label maker, large box of file folders, notebooks and a binder. I first labeled all of my folders. I have a set labeled 1-31 (for the days of the month) and then another set labeled with the … Continue reading →

The Home Office and the Introvert

I recently read an article called Introverts and the Home Office: The home office is great for introverts, until it’s not, by Sophia Dembling on the Psychology Today website under the blog The Introvert’s Corner. The article explored the effects of the home office environment on introverts. I felt the article was right on target. On the scale of introvert and extrovert I lean toward the introverted side. I am quite comfortable with my introverted tendencies. I have no trouble working at home from a social standpoint. That is until I do. Such is the life of those on the … Continue reading →

Advice for a Home Office

Having a separate place to go to play bills, organize papers and conduct business at home can really be helpful. If you happen to work at home, too, then a home office is essential. Go beyond a basic functioning space to one that feels warm and good to be in. A sweet home office will not only have you looking forward to using it, but will also increase your productivity, when you can find exactly what you need exactly when you need it. The first thing you should do when setting up a home office is to take how you … Continue reading →

Having a Home Office with Kids

I’m a work at home mom. As a freelance writer and content manager, as well as a mom to three children, each day is a matter of balance and time management. My children need me, my clients need me, my community needs me, and of course the house needs me (well, in the sense that it needs my attention so we don’t wind up being featured in an episode of hoarders). Just yesterday, for example, my husband was out later, leaving me alone with the kids. Of course that doesn’t mean that my work schedule can change. So, while meeting … Continue reading →

Home Office in a Shared Space

“ Creating a home office space to suit your needs is essential to keeping you organized and your mind on business. Your space needs to be organized, clean, and comfortable for you. Many are fortunate enough to have a room devoted to a home office. An entire room will give you plenty of privacy and storage options. However, a vast number of those who work at home are left being creative in a home office which is only a small part of another room such as a dining room or a bedroom. In fact, I have my home office in … Continue reading →

Should You Invite Clients To Your Home Office?

Not all home-based must deal with the issue of meeting clients in person. Some businesses are able to be run entirely over the internet with perhaps the occasional telephone contact or virtual meeting. Other businesses do require some client contact. The home-based professionals that run these businesses must deal with the delicate issue of whether to invite their clients to meet them at their home office. If you are thinking about inviting clients to meet with you at your home office, be sure to thoroughly examine local zoning regulations regarding home-based businesses. Depending upon where you live, having clients meet … Continue reading →

Setting Up a Home Office

When I first started working from home, I did it from my dining room table. But when my writing career took off and I eventually was able to work full-time from home, I quickly realized this wasn’t going to work. So I began to build my home office. Well let me take that back…my husband actually built the room that is now my office. I was then able to add things such as my desk, chair, printer and a number of other supplies. If you are looking to set up a home office there are some important things you should … Continue reading →

More Tips for Cleaning the Home Office

For many telecommuters the home office is the room in the house that gets the most use, next to the kitchen. Given all the time that is spent there, you can expect that it would need a thorough cleaning on a regular basis. In a previous blog I provided tips on how to clean computers and other high-tech gadgets that are stored in the home office. Once you’ve cleaned the delicate items, you’ll want to dust the entire room. When dusting, start from the top and work your way down. You can either use a feather duster and wipe it … Continue reading →

Cleaning Your Home Office

It used to be that you could clean a typical home office in less than 10 minutes. However, these days with so many individuals working from home and the boom in high-tech gadgets which make telecommuting possible, you could spend well over an hour cleaning and organizing your home work space. I used to be able to clean up my home office in 30 minutes. I would arm myself with a can of Pledge, a bottle of Windex, some old rags and a vacuum, and be out in record time. Not so much anymore. Since I work from home I … Continue reading →

A Greener Home Office

Working from home in a home office is already on the right path to being green. After all, when you work from home you save on the energy costs of commuting. Plus, if you work full time at home, then you are saving on a separate business office or second location. But don’t assume that your home office is completely green. There are several ways that you make your home office greener. For a greener home office, you want to start by eliminating waste as much as possible. You can start by replacing your normal home office supplies with recycled … Continue reading →