Sponsored by Brother Have you seen those pictures on Instagram? You know the ones with the highly-stylized home offices where they have a white, fluffy, faux fur rug, and decor all done in pink? Yeah, that’s not what my home office looks like at all. In fact, my desk is set up in the corner […]
What Equipment Do You Need to Work From Home?
Today we’re tackling a question from a reader about what type of equipment you need to work-from-home. If you’ve been wondering what kind tools and gadgets you need to work remotely — keep reading. Dear Work at Home Woman, What type of computer, internet connection, and equipment do I need for telecommuting or virtual English […]
How This Mom Left the Corporate World For the Comfort of Home
Lisa Kanarek left the corporate world over 20 years ago and has been working from home commute-free, boss-free, and annoying-co-worker-free ever since. For the first five years, she didn’t let anyone know that she worked from home because she wanted to seem professional and definitely not the small, one-person business that she was. But after […]
Setting Up Your Home Office: When to Hire Professional Help
Setting up your home office is an important task. As the place in your home that allows you to get away and get work done, you need to set it up the right way. If your home office space doesn’t consider your working needs or can’t accommodate your tech equipment, you may find it difficult […]
10 Ways to Show Your Office Love While Working From Home
3.3 million professionals consider their home to be their primary workplace, and in each of those homes, you’re likely to find an office where workers spend a minimum of 40 hours a week. Chances are, this office looks about the same as it did when it was first set up too. A new year is […]
7 Tips for Working at Home with Your Significant Other
By Christy Schutz About a year ago, my husband and I moved his business home, and I joined the team. It was an interesting transition initially. He learned how to work from home (I was a work-from-home pro), and we both learned how to conduct business, together, and essentially be together 24 hours a day, […]
6 Tips for Creating an Organized Home Office Space
As I sit down to write this post, I’m looking around and noticing that my office is a hot mess. Really. Papers everywhere, supplies scattered about, piles of work and things to follow up on placed haphazardly about, with my keyboard and mouse peeking out from all the madness. Suffice it to say, it is a bit […]