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More Work With the Kids Back In School?

I know that not all of us here are trying to work at our home businesses with children in the house and “under foot”–but many of us are. Even for myself, with my three children being all in high school now, I must honestly say that it is harder for me to stay focused and get work done when they are off school during the summer months than it is when we are all busy during the school year. So, now that the kids are settled back in school, are you getting more work done? When my kids were younger, … Continue reading →

Coping with All the Interruptions

Working from a home-based business means dealing with multiple interruptions throughout your work day. Whether it’s family, other work, friends, volunteer responsibilities, or general household tasks–most of us who work a home business don’t have the luxury of turning off all the distractions and focusing on work for an extended period of time. My ability to cope and remain flexible amidst interruptions is somewhat variable. Some days, I seem to just roll and dodge and weave with every curveball that comes my way. On other days, I find the slightest intrusion to set my teeth on edge and make it … Continue reading →

Home Office Feng Shui – For Families

Have you heard the term “Feng Shui before? If you haven’t, here’s a quick definition taken from Wikipedia; “Feng Shui – (pronounced “fung shway”) is the ancient Chinese practice of placement and arrangement of space to achieve harmony with the environment”. I discovered the art of family-office Feng Shui a few weeks ago by accident. During one of my busier seasons, I spent more time than normal sitting at my desk while my kids watched Saturday morning cartoons. As I frantically tried to cram in a weeks’ worth of work into four hours, I noticed that my kids were extremely … Continue reading →

Does My Work-at-Home Business Spoil My Children?

Today is Saturday. The day where most of people take a break. Not me. Today is my busiest day. I write articles, ship Ebay items, place orders and market my websites. I have two preschoolers so during the rest of the week I work while they are sleeping at night or napping. (Perhaps you’ve wondered about my night-owl posts). I give my kids six days of “mommy-time” and therefore I am not afraid to admit that I feed my kids cold cereal and prop them in front of the television on Saturday mornings. As I was packaging some Ebay products … Continue reading →