If you could work from home...

[heatherrae]

I'm not sure. I would like to stay home with the baby, but I would probably get nothing done that way. Plus, my job isn't really amenable to staying home.

 

[Smurfy]

I stay connected pretty much 24/7 which is good but sucky in other ways/It means I never quite get away from work. I simply cant ignore emails that come in. and i get roughly 100 or more a day. So long as I have email, I am working. Although things have slowed down a bit lately and I do less and less from home nowadays. But since I manage a call center, it's not like working from home is ideal. but yeah it's nice not being bothered by everyone and their brother coming up to my desk when Im working on something or on a conference call, etc,.

 

[musclemom]

Another HUGE challenge (mentally) is waking up and looking at your desk (mine is actually in my fucking bedroom). There is no separation of work and home. If you're like me (working on a deck at 9:18 at night), you'll NEVER stop working.

You have to have constraint - if you find some, please mail to me.

GET THAT SHIT OUT OF THERE!!!

Look, I know you think I'm full of shit, KB, but I had that set up for years (I've been fully self employed for over four years now). This is the first year I moved my desk and shit out of the bedroom, and had a separate "office" and the mental difference it's made is 1000 fold. When you work from home, and have that workspace in your bedroom it's exhausting.

If you have to create a separate area in your living room or dining room, do it. But get your office out of the bedroom, mentally you're NEVER leaving work.

The other thing, it gives you more of a "I'm going to work feel," when you have the workspace separated.

Additionally, any space you give over to work is tax deductible. If you actually have a separate room/space you can deduct the space of that room (even if it's an apartment).

 

[calveless wonder]

GET THAT SHIT OUT OF THERE!!!

Look, I know you think I'm full of shit, KB, but I had that set up for years (I've been fully self employed for over four years now). This is the first year I moved my desk and shit out of the bedroom, and had a separate "office" and the mental difference it's made is 1000 fold. When you work from home, and have that workspace in your bedroom it's exhausting.

If you have to create a separate area in your living room or dining room, do it. But get your office out of the bedroom, mentally you're NEVER leaving work.

The other thing, it gives you more of a "I'm going to work feel," when you have the workspace separated.

Additionally, any space you give over to work is tax deductible. If you actually have a separate room/space you can deduct the space of that room (even if it's an apartment).

Totally agree with you.
i have the same thing and it's totally exhausting. I figured if i had a separate room it wouldn't be as bad. there's no way to separate work/home and for me, the comfort of being home takes over moreso than my work. especially due to the fact that i can barely work some months, and still making a killing by luck or just the law of averages (prospect conversion). very easy to become complacent

 

[blueta2]

When I owned a biz, I worked from home for almost 5 yrs. I like that I could work in my pj's til noon, go for a swim at lunch. Go go the gym, then back home to work a little more.
I would do it again too. No traffic, no small talk, no having to figure out what to wear every day, no making lunch the night before, no office politics etc....

 

[calveless wonder]

blah, all you motherbitches are old and got discipline and maturity...and stuff

 

[blueta2]

blah, all you motherbitches are old and got discipline and maturity...and stuff

true, but not always. When I first started at home, any little thing would distract me. I would always say "I'll start this after Donahue" etc....hahah
The dicipline only came with much time and effort.

 

[KillahBee]

GET THAT SHIT OUT OF THERE!!!

Look, I know you think I'm full of shit, KB, but I had that set up for years (I've been fully self employed for over four years now). This is the first year I moved my desk and shit out of the bedroom, and had a separate "office" and the mental difference it's made is 1000 fold. When you work from home, and have that workspace in your bedroom it's exhausting.

If you have to create a separate area in your living room or dining room, do it. But get your office out of the bedroom, mentally you're NEVER leaving work.

The other thing, it gives you more of a "I'm going to work feel," when you have the workspace separated.

Additionally, any space you give over to work is tax deductible. If you actually have a separate room/space you can deduct the space of that room (even if it's an apartment).

I agree, but until someone wants to give me the money to get an apt with an extra room this will have to suffice. Such is life, ya know.

 

[Nathan]

Oh man, I'd need more cash to fund all the extra smoking I'd surely be doing. No, it's just a bad idea. I can't be trusted. Though it's not like i haven't found ways to entertain myself online for entire days. Crap.

 

[the_clockwork]

I would like to but couldn't do it.. I'd be lazy and just lay by the pool all day and sleep in til noon