I've always run my businesses out of a
home office, and probably always will. I love the
freedom to take a break, grab a cup of coffee and sit on
the deck while I'm mulling over a particular thorny
problem. I love it that my cats visit me when
I'm working. I love it that my husband's home office is
right across the hall from mine. (We haven't killed each
other yet, so I guess our both working from home is a
"good thing".)
But a home office can be a chaotic
office if efficiency isn't your motto. After working
from home offices since 1981, I've come up with a list
of 101 ways to manage your home office life.
For instance, I had papers and
computer files everywhere. Oh, sure, I "knew" where
everything was...until I needed to find it. Then it was
like a scavenger hunt, a huge time-waster. It wasn't any
fun to miss a deadline or an important opportunity
because I was disorganized. Through using systems, both
paper-based and computer-based, I'm happy to report I
can now lay my hands on anything.
A colleague of mine once said that she
had a goal of "getting my hands on anything in my office
in 30 seconds or less." I love that idea!
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