Top 10 tips on home working (Cocktails with Mom)
November 2, 2011 
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Working from home as either a home business or working for a company is gaining in popularity. Many women have joined the many women who are working part-time from home to supplement their income. Many go full-time straight away or progress too full-time after gaining in turnover.
How working sounds great but there are many pitfalls and is only for people who can self motivate and perform out width a regular office environment. Many people find it difficult to avoid the many distractions that are present in households.
1. Structure your day properly – Try to make as similar to a work situation as you can. Set your alarm and get yourself into the shower and prepared as if you are going to work. Don’t sit in your pajamas and get up at 10pm; this does not get you into the right mind for a day of work. Try to keep to office hours. This may depend on your circumstances i.e. you have kids but try your best.
2. Set-up a proper office – Try to use a spare room or active space and equip like a proper office. Using the kitchen table is fine for a while but if you are going to serous then spend that little extra.
3. Take regular breaks – just like in an office work environment you need a break away. Get yourself away from the office and maybe take a short walk to stench the legs.
4. Let friends and family knows – You are working so that means you can’t phone anytime and pop round for coffee! These are distractions you don’t need.
5. Make a to do list – put the most import items at the top and work your way down ticking them off as you achieve them. Also have a long term goal list. Get yourself a pip up board and stick notes on it, contacts you need to follow and phone calls to be made today. This will help you work efficiently.
6. Make sure you understand the tax situation – before you start home working. Get help and advice from somebody in the know. Don’t neglect this side it could cost you a lot time and worry later on.
7. Don’t overload yourself – Working is hard enough abut with kids in the house it can become impossible. Ask to see if your partner of family can take them off your hands for a while so you can get some work done.
8. Loneliness can be a problem – Home working has many benefits but one downside is you can start to feel lonely. Take yourself out and sit with your laptop with a coffee in one of the many Wi-Fi cafes. Many home workers do this so don’t feel you will look odd!
9. Getting away from online distractions – Facebook and twitter can take a more of your time than you actually realize. Try to only check Facebook, twitter and email maybe twice a day at most. Give yourself 10 to 15 mins twice a day. One technique is to work for 30 mins nonstop take 5 mins then start again with another 30 mins. Get yourself a stop watch or use an online tool. This technique can really help you focus on the task and help you become much more productive.
10. Keep your workspace tidy! Take any books papers and put them away. Once you have finished don’t go back to it later on. You need your time away from work that you can call your own.
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I wish there was some way I could block myself from all the distractions when I’m working … close off my email, Facebook, etc. That’s one of my main problems with trying to get my work done — too many distractions!
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funny how most of our distractions are completely avoidable…Great tips here!
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Structure is so important, yet I think often overlooked. If you are “winging it” constantly, I find not much gets done.
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Great tips here. I usually have my hubby take over for a little while, but my daughter(a toddler) is a mommy’s baby and so this next week she starts a child development program for half a day each day. This should help. It is really hard when you have young children to work at home.
With 3 kids it’s very hard to keep things together in the kitchen if you are working. Thanks for the advice. Will try and follow!!
You are so right. The only way to get anything done is to establish a work space and a routine.
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