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Blair,
You still have to have the right woman don't you?
I do.
No signs, nothing in my house. It just works. Then again I take
multi week breaks also.
Jimmy
Friday, January 7, 2005, 7:10:14 PM, you wrote:
BC> Cameron (and List)
BC> I have not been able to implement all of these in my Home Office yet,
BC> but this is my plan.
BC> 1. Make sure there is a Lock on the Office Door (and Use it)
BC> 2. Post a Schedule on the Door (When you can be "interrupted")
BC> 3. Adhere to your "Office Hours" (takes lots of Discipline)
BC> 4. Take your "Coffee Breaks/Lunch" with the people at Home
BC> 5. Don't let the Office be used for anything else (if at all possible)
BC> 6. Try to limit your Trading Work to certain times that are Scheduled
BC> 7. Try to do something "Active" when you get out of the Office
BC> (Household duties or workout)
BC> 8. Have a short amount of time Scheduled to go back in the Office for
BC> Planning the next day's actions (set up computer for
BC> Downloads/maintenance/Backup/Anti Virus/Spam, Enter Next Day's Orders)
BC> The first three are to set up the "rules" for interrupting me when I am
BC> working. Number 4 is to try and keep the folks at home happy that you
BC> are still spending some time with them during the day - be it lunch time
BC> or breaks. Number 5 is to try and keep everyone thinking that the
BC> Office is not just another room in the house. Number 6 is so I can have
BC> time deadlines of getting things done (cause we all know, that without a
BC> deadline, nothing would get done). Number 7 is so I can start getting
BC> active after sitting on my *** all day long. Also it gains you points
BC> if you can "take out the Garbage/cut the Lawn/Empty the Dishwasher/..."
BC> as a regular thing right after work. It can also help reduce your
BC> stress/tension if it is a good physical activity. I also find it helps
BC> me think about my day so I can plan for next day. Number 8 is for
BC> setting up/executing/logging, but don't start something new or take too
BC> long.
BC> Just my thoughts.
BC> Hope they help.
BC> Blair
BC> -----Original Message-----
BC> From: C [mailto:camacazi@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
BC> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 12:27 AM
BC> To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
BC> Subject: Home office too homely
BC> Hi all
BC> Has anybody got a site or forum where i can get some ideas/answers to
BC> questions/problems about 'working from home and the family'?
BC> Basically i have only about 100 problems.
BC> Mostly its their perception on what i do and how much time it takes...
BC> the top 3 is stuff like ummmmmm
BC> Spouce thinks i have done a lot of work when the lawn is mowed and the
BC> washing is done and i should be real tired[2hours work], but doesnt
BC> understand if i spend a full day at the pc that i would be tired.
BC> and ummmm
BC> Spouce thinks cause i work from home i can do everything at home as well
BC> and
BC> i have been doing nothing all day because i didnt pack the dishwasher.
BC> and ummm
BC> Spouce/children think i can be interupted with meaningless stuff because
BC> i
BC> am at home.
BC> I wish i had enough money for an office ,but i only have a tiny house
BC> without an office/spare room.....i am considering headphones now with
BC> noise
BC> cancelling technology.... any ideas? i dont want to move to a bigger
BC> house ,
BC> or travel to another place to work. :O(
BC> Cheers
BC> Cameron
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Best regards,
Jimmy mailto:jhsnowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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