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Knowing what you earn might take you home

For several months I’ve nagged asked my friend Steve to write about how he decided to go from a corporate job to working from home. The wait for his article was worth it.

Guest post by Steve Anderson

Working from home was a dream long before it became a reality, and that’s because I needed [...]

Working long hours doesn’t make you more effective

A friend of mine complains often about how busy she is. She owns her own business, has a small staff and works crazy hours. Sleep isn’t one of the tasks on her To Do list. Out of curiosity, I spent the day with her to see her in action. I experienced first-hand how someone who’s [...]

All dressed up: branch office

In another blog post, I mentioned that my home office radar is always on. My recent trip to Costa Rica was no exception. While my sons and I were waiting to go rappelling, I noticed the owner’s home office. I qualify this as a home office because the owner lives in apartments attached [...]

Yes, it’s OK to say no when working from home

In Jeffrey Zaslow’s Wall Street Journal article, “Yes, I’m Home. No, I Can’t Pick Up Your Child,“ he writes that those of us who are working from home are finally saying no when someone asks for a favor.  The response from readers was mixed. Some people could relate to the article and were happy that [...]

To Do lists: so easy a child can make one

While I was cleaning out some files yesterday, I found a To-Do list that a friend’s daughter had written. When I visited my friend several years ago, I noticed the list on her desk.  Knowing that my friend had perfect handwriting (unlike mine), I asked her who had written the list.  As I read the [...]