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Why friends don’t always make good employees

During my almost 20 years of working from home, I’ve never hired friends to work for me.  Although now I consider the freelancers I’ve worked with throughout the years including a graphic artist, an editor, web designer and CPA, friends.
Unlike Duff Goldman and the Charm City Cakes team of friends I described in another post, [...]

A coffee shop isn’t the only place to work

I’ve noticed for the past few weeks that I spend less time in my home office and more time working on my back porch, at Starbuck’s (free Wi-Fi rocks!) and anywhere other than at my desk.  It turns out that I’m not alone.
I talked with other home office professionals who enjoy the freedom of working [...]

Bare essentials: hot home office products

Everything in its place
Remember when you wove mats out of newspaper in school or Scouts? The GRID-IT! Organizer is a cooler, more useful version of that with rubberized elastic bands woven throughout the front. This thin, sleek organizer holds office supplies, headphones, your cell phone and anything else you want to tuck away in your [...]

5 ways to overcome isolation when working from home

Guest post by San Sharma
I live in London, where – at this time of year – the daily commute usually involves travelling at temperatures officially too high to transport cattle. Luckily for me, I work at home. So, while commuters cram into stuffed carriages, I’m keeping cool in my home office – one of the many [...]

The easiest travel tips can be hardest to remember

I like to think I’m an organized traveler and most of the time I am.  But during my last two trips a few things fell through the cracks. You may be able to relate to a few of these bonehead moves I made or better yet, learn from them.

Make sure the name on your ticket [...]