Home Office

1. Don't try to make the most intimate room in your house (your bedroom) also youroffice unless absolutely necessary. Do try to find an area with very little trafficand few distractions.
2. Because of the time you will spend sitting, do yourself and your back a favor: don'tuse a kitchen, dining room, or folding chair for your desk chair. Invest in a qualitychair. You'll save a fortune in doctor bills and aspirin.
3. Establish office hours that will allow you to get enough work done yet still havetime for yourself and your family
4. Don't let housework or hobbies or "chatty" neighbors distract you from a workingschedule. Remember your office hours and stick to them. Post them on the doorif necessary.
5. Don't allow paperwork and office equipment to become scattered all over yourhome. As you need for more space grows, use space saving storage systems toorganize and keep everything in one area.
6. Stay out of the kitchen during office hours or your waistline could suffer greatly
7. Get an answering machine or a special office line if constant personal incomingtelephone calls are a problem. There's no law that says you have to answer thetelephone just because it rings. Let the answering machine handle those calls for you.
8. If your children refuse to cooperate with your office hours and stay constantlyunderfoot, consider child care services. A few hours of uninterrupted time couldbe well worth the investment.