Business 101: Working From Home — Keeping It Under Control

My last day of “full time” work was something like September 19, 2000. That's when I lost my temper, left my dot com and re-entered the land of “Work at Home” people.  As you can tell from the quantity of output I produce here and other places, I'm probably the last person you'd think would be writing about keeping their work life under control.  Arguably my work life is not under control — it fills my very being.  True.  But you should bear in mind that just because someone doesn't do something, that doesn't mean they don't know how to do it — but, perhaps, they choose not to.  That's my situation.  I know how to work from home and maintain a balance between work and home.  I'm choosing not to.  For now.  Anyway … 

12 Tips for Working from Home But Keeping it Under Control

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There are 28 million telecommuters in the United States, according to the International Telework Association & Council, and another 10 million Europeans are estimated to work from home.

A Drive to Work in La Casa. Business leaders in Latin America, Spain and Portugal promote telecommuting as a hedge against struggling economies and large rural expanses. Ricardo Sametband reports from Buenos Aires. [Wired News]

Telecommuting is truly the only way to go. I'm sitting here, plowing away in my little PHP world, and outside my window a squirrel is doing the hokey-pokey in the grass. I've been baiting them for a few months, but this is the first one I've seen in our back yard. The darn critter is jumping around in circles and bouncing on and off the tree. I wonder where that lazy “hunting dog” is at. Oh well - I'd rather watch the squirrels. Yeah, this is a great life. I just hope I can keep this lifestyle. I sure would miss it…. - andy

Well, it has been raining for nearly 4 days and seems like only a few hours between showers. I think I saw animals walking two-by-two earlier. :o)

Ahhhhhh - the joys of telecommuting. - andy

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I haven't tried the tool yet, but I'll post the results here. - andy

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Do you telecommute? I do, and I think it's great. Agree or disagree? Email me and let me know your thoughts and opinions.