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 overwhelming. In fact, ... Read More
Organization
4 Productivity Hacks for Working Smarter in Your Home Office
By Alexa Garthwaite Everyone has them. Days spent staring at the computer screen, drinking cup after cup of coffee, struggling to get any work done. There are several common causes – procrastination, tiredness – all of which can be easily solved. Here are some simple changes you can make to improve your productivity in the ... Read More
How to Make Your Home Space a Workable Office
People who don’t work-from-home tend to romanticize the daily lives of those who do. Peace and quiet, comfortable surroundings – the images are so attractive. The reality is often different, however. Working from home is full of pros and cons, just like any other work environment – and perhaps the biggest challenge is creating and ... Read More
How This Mom Took Her Organizing Passion and Turned It into a Business
Anita Crook never thought about becoming an entrepreneur, especially at the age of 60. But after receiving a purse from her son that didn't contain any inside pockets, she decided to create a product so she and others could organize their purses. Find out how this mom took her organizing passion and turned into a profitable solution ... Read More
Spring Cleaning Tips for the Work-at-Home Woman
As I switched gears from my normal work tasks to ponder on this month’s post, I stopped to take a deep breath and looked around at my home office. My eyes settled first on the stack of books propped up precariously on the corner of my desk. The pile features a host of things I am in the midst of reading, intend to read, or will ... Read More
How to Get Your Home Office Organized
We have all been there. You walk into your home office, and what do you see? Piles of papers, file folders, sticky notes everywhere, and phone numbers in random places. Nothing is more frustrating than having the feeling of “Where do I start?” Being disorganized adds anxiety, stress, and a sense of no control to our lives. Being ... Read More
