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Hello C,
This gets in the way of your edge in trading. Programming requires complete
concentration. Period. it is your work; your job; your livelihood.
She MUST respect that. If not, she does not respect you.
-F
Friday, January 7, 2005, 6:50:39 PM, you wrote:
> Thanks to all with your various inputs and point of views.
> The replace the wife idea i have done a while back and this time I have a
> good one even though she is still getting use to the idea my home is also my
> office. She is just new to the rules because i used to do all my work when
> she went to work... but now she doesnt work so she is at home when i need to
> work...plus i now have to work more because i am supporting her as well, so
> i am doing 8hrs per day as opposed to 4-6hrs. Re the work i do isnt the
> trading stuff anyhow , so interesting to hear the different ideas re the
> noises/rules etc, the work i do in the day is mostly programming hence i
> need complete concentration remmebering functions and variables and program
> logic hence i neeed at least 'two hour blocks' of concentration. Interesting
> , my significant other had friends over for a morning chitachat ,one of the
> girls was talking about how she works from home and that she cant do it with
> her husband around because of the distractions, i got a sympathetic look for
> what it was worth :O) anyways ....The trading i do takes 1 hour before the
> significant other awakens so thats such an issue.
> Thanks all for the feedback...
> I have implimented the folowing at my place.
> Scheduled work times for the day announced at breakfast.
> "Headphones are on" when i am not to be disturbed under any circumstances.
> If i have the laptop on the couch then i am surfing the net downloading
> music etc which means i am not working.
> re the housework....Cause i used to work only 4-6 hours a day i used to do
> all the housework , now i am doing 8 i only do half of what i used to do ,
> so i guess she noticed and somehow thought i could do everything still or it
> was just a reaction to the dirty dishes which never existed in the 'good old
> days'...who knows....we had a chat about that so i will wait and see what
> happens.
> once again,thanks for the feedback.
> Cheers
> Cameron
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blair Carruthers [mailto:b.carruthers@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 11:10 AM
> To: 'C'; omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Home office too homely
> Cameron (and List)
> I have not been able to implement all of these in my Home Office yet,
> but this is my plan.
> 1. Make sure there is a Lock on the Office Door (and Use it)
> 2. Post a Schedule on the Door (When you can be "interrupted")
> 3. Adhere to your "Office Hours" (takes lots of Discipline)
> 4. Take your "Coffee Breaks/Lunch" with the people at Home
> 5. Don't let the Office be used for anything else (if at all possible)
> 6. Try to limit your Trading Work to certain times that are Scheduled
> 7. Try to do something "Active" when you get out of the Office
> (Household duties or workout)
> 8. Have a short amount of time Scheduled to go back in the Office for
> Planning the next day's actions (set up computer for
> Downloads/maintenance/Backup/Anti Virus/Spam, Enter Next Day's Orders)
> The first three are to set up the "rules" for interrupting me when I am
> working. Number 4 is to try and keep the folks at home happy that you
> are still spending some time with them during the day - be it lunch time
> or breaks. Number 5 is to try and keep everyone thinking that the
> Office is not just another room in the house. Number 6 is so I can have
> time deadlines of getting things done (cause we all know, that without a
> deadline, nothing would get done). Number 7 is so I can start getting
> active after sitting on my *** all day long. Also it gains you points
> if you can "take out the Garbage/cut the Lawn/Empty the Dishwasher/..."
> as a regular thing right after work. It can also help reduce your
> stress/tension if it is a good physical activity. I also find it helps
> me think about my day so I can plan for next day. Number 8 is for
> setting up/executing/logging, but don't start something new or take too
> long.
> Just my thoughts.
> Hope they help.
> Blair
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C [mailto:camacazi@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 12:27 AM
> To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Home office too homely
> Hi all
> Has anybody got a site or forum where i can get some ideas/answers to
> questions/problems about 'working from home and the family'?
> Basically i have only about 100 problems.
> Mostly its their perception on what i do and how much time it takes...
> the top 3 is stuff like ummmmmm
> Spouce thinks i have done a lot of work when the lawn is mowed and the
> washing is done and i should be real tired[2hours work], but doesnt
> understand if i spend a full day at the pc that i would be tired.
> and ummmm
> Spouce thinks cause i work from home i can do everything at home as well
> and
> i have been doing nothing all day because i didnt pack the dishwasher.
> and ummm
> Spouce/children think i can be interupted with meaningless stuff because
> i
> am at home.
> I wish i had enough money for an office ,but i only have a tiny house
> without an office/spare room.....i am considering headphones now with
> noise
> cancelling technology.... any ideas? i dont want to move to a bigger
> house ,
> or travel to another place to work. :O(
> Cheers
> Cameron
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