how to work from home

Is it hell working from home with your husband? Part 2

Judy — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:35:18 +0000

Last week Maria Varallo explained how she works from home with her husband Kris. Today she talks about splitting the household jobs and how working from home affects their relationship: How do you divide up domestic responsibilities? I do the cooking during the week if I can. Before we had the [...]

Home working ten minutes from the sea

Judy — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:33:53 +0000

To visit today’s featured home office we swoop back to Ireland, where Ali Davies runs her business as a change coach and mentor from her home just ten minutes walk from the sea. This what Ali can see out of her home office window, and the sea view can be found on the Home Office Gallery… [...]

Home workers don’t wear pyjamas!

Judy — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:49:36 +0000

The popularity of last week’s blog post The Dilemma of the Home Working Wardrobe shows that clothes are very important to home workers, and that the journalists’ favourite cliche of all-day pyjamas is completely wide of the mark. Judging from comments left on the blog and social media, we seem to [...]

Home working during pregnancy

Judy — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:43:34 +0000

When I discovered that Marisol Douglas, who has contributed some photos to the Home Working Style pages, is expecting her second baby, I realised this is a topic I hadn’t featured before. What’s your family situation, Marisol? And when is your baby due? I have a (nearly) 4-year old and I’m [...]

Is it hell working from home with your husband?

Judy — Fri, 11 May 2012 08:05:49 +0000

Maria Varallo commented on an article I posted on my Work from Home Wisdom Facebook page about hell being working from home with your husband! Both Maria and her husband Kris Semple work from home, and I asked her how it works out for them: What do you and Kris do? I’m a coach and trainer. Kris [...]

Home office in earshot of Big Ben

Judy — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:14:57 +0000

Wow, workfromhomewisdom whisks you around the world once again! Recently we’ve flown from California to Ireland, and now we’re gliding effortlessly from country views to the inner city. See architect and columnist Matthew Turner’s map-covered home office and find out how how he deals with the [...]

The dilemma of the home working wardrobe

Judy — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:06:19 +0000

One of the best things about blogging has got to be how people’s comments constantly generate new ideas when I feel I’ve run out of inspiration. For example, Rosie Slosek’s recent comment that led to the very popular and much commented-on post Home Working Boundaries. And John Hamelink’s comment [...]

The challenges of starting to work from home

Judy — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:11:25 +0000

Recently VA Katie Macdonald told us why she has decided to start working from home and set up her own business, and what she’s looking forward to. Today she talks about her challenges and successes so far, and her aspirations for the future. Great logo by the way, Katie! Do you have any [...]

Bank holiday boost for your home working creativity

Judy — Mon, 07 May 2012 09:32:48 +0000

Some inspiration for a wet bank holiday Monday! (Maybe you could give No 27 a go). Enjoy, and have a good week working from home

My journey from home working to coworking – by Jan Minihane

Judy — Fri, 04 May 2012 08:14:57 +0000

I set up my own business advisory practice 7 years ago, then 2 years ago I took my first real grown-up step and set up a company, The Net Advantage Ltd to house my social media advisory and training work. 2 years ago I also set up Shropshire Jelly due to knowing many homeworkers who were bored, [...]