Monday, December 31, 2007

Finding The Time To Work From Home

When you begin to work from home, it probably seems like you are going to be able to work any time you want. It might seem like a wonderful luxury to be able to sleep a bit longer and to start work in your bathrobe. It is very nice indeed to not be tied down to a bosses schedule or to have to decide things based upon what a boss says you can and can not do. Its also nice to be able to get work done in advance and take a few days off of work without having to worry about whether or not anyone is going to miss you at the office.

However, finding time to get your work done can actually end up being something of a hassle. Suddenly, when you start to work from home, there are things that need to be done at home and you find yourself needing to do them. There are errands to be run that you never had time to do before you started to work from home and there are things that you are trying to get finished that you think you can put work aside in order to do. You might find that its hard to find the time to work from home, because suddenly there is a lot more to do than you thought there was.

A good thing to do is to set a schedule for yourself and for your work day. Yes, its nice to be able to work at home and therefore to not have to do any work when you don not want to. However, we do need a schedule and a routine to make sure that we are getting everything done that needs to be done in our lives. In order to make sure that you are getting your work done, a schedule is something that is going to benefit you. You can still choose when you want to work, just make sure that you pick a big enough amount of time to get your daily work done, and then make that time of each day your actual work time.

Unplug the phone and try not to surf the web also, turn off the television and actually be at work. Even if you are in the comfort of your own home if you can do something that makes it feel like you are at work you are going to see that you are benefiting from being at work and able to get your work done. This is something that is very important because if you don not have a set time to do your work each day, there is a chance that you are not going to get your work done and that working from home will end up being less profitable than it could be.