1. Maintain an orderly home office or workspace
When you work from home you might feel like you’re living at the office. You kind of are. Maybe you’ve set up shop in the kids’ playroom amongst their scattered toys, or at a desk a step away from your bed. Worse, maybe you work in bed. Among fluffy pillows. Calling your name. Snooooze.
Set boundaries by having a designated workspace that’s off limits from the family, where little hands can’t bang on your keyboard or surreptitiously shut off your computer. Use this place only for work.
2. Set a regular schedule
There’s this notion that freelancers are in their PJs watching reruns or taking naps between spurts of work. People are skeptical about what you really do all day. After all, no one’s there to keep an eye on you.
Make it obvious to everyone that you’re busy by setting a regular schedule. Respond quickly and be reachable during office hours – the same hours that your clients and employers keep.
3. Take care of your health and appearance
Working in your Keroppi slippers and gym shorts sounds enticing but be warned, it’s a slippery slope. Soon you’ll stop brushing your hair and teeth. Keep up a respectable appearance for your own sake. You’ll feel a lot better if you shower in the morning, get dressed in work-casual attire, and wear lipstick. It’s a signal to get down to business.
Steer clear of the kitchen. Working from home could lead to round two of the Freshman 15 if you give into unhealthy snacking temptations. Eat real meals in proper portions to avoid (junk) food coma-induced naps.
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