Archives for the 'Working @ Home' Category

Loving ScribeFire [Productivity @ Home]

ScribeFire: Fire up your blogging
For the past few weeks, I’ve been experimenting with various blog plugins, including the Flock blog editor and ScribeFire. I have to say that after a week of using ScribeFire, I’m really enjoying it. I’m still learning to use it to it’s full capacity to tweak images and categorize [...]

29 May 2008 | Web/Tech, Working @ Home | No Comments

Keeping the Kids Busy This Summer [Productivity @ Home]

A List of Kid-Friendly Websites | BlogHer
Today is the last day of school for one of my sons, and the other finishes up tomorrow. The high schooler has a summer jam packed with activities, but the 13 year old won’t have much going on. He and I will be homeschooling Algebra and Latin [...]

29 May 2008 | Family Life, Fun Fridays, Running A Household, Working @ Home | No Comments

Make Your House a Home [Productivity @ Home]

Make Your House A Home Challenge In June
If I weren’t going to be out of town for two weeks in June, I’d be sorely tempted to participate in Suzanne’s inspiring challenge. Her blog lists all of the details on how you can participate. Instead, I’ll be making three hotels my home for June, [...]

29 May 2008 | Family Life, Running A Household, Working @ Home | No Comments

Sad but True Quote pertains to Productivity @ Home Sometimes [Productivity @ Home]

I write down everything I want to remember. That way, instead of
spending a lot of time trying to remember what it is I wrote down, I
spend the time looking for the paper I wrote it down on.
Beryl Pfizer

Original post here: Lisa M. Hendey

25 May 2008 | Organizing, Productivity, Quotes, Working @ Home | No Comments

Free Images for your work [Productivity @ Home]

Web Worker Daily » Archive 6 Resources for Free Images «
This post and its related comments provide a great jumping off point for finding great images for your web, blogging and other publishing projects. Always great to find images sources which are free and legal.

Original post here: Lisa M. Hendey

25 May 2008 | Web/Tech, Working @ Home | No Comments

Creating an Environment @ Home to GTD [Productivity @ Home]

This morning, I was speaking with a friend about the joys of working from home and of my attempts to be more productive in the running of my home. 
My friend’s response was that she didn’t know how I could get any work done at home, in that she would be constantly distracted if she’d [...]

19 May 2008 | Working @ Home | No Comments

Avoiding Social Networking Faux Pas [Productivity @ Home]

Over at Pro Blogger, Daniel Scocco has a very good look at the etiquette related to the use of Social Networking sites.  Take time to read through the comments, which give added value to the article.  If you’re using social networking tools to market your work, you want to make sure you are following these [...]

19 May 2008 | Web/Tech, Working @ Home | No Comments

Avoid Being a Dud at Home [Productivity @ Home]

Over at The Daily Saint, Mike St. Pierre has a great post today where he outlines some very practical tips for avoiding being a dud at work.  I thought the list could apply well to home too, so I’ve simply tweaked a few of his great tips:
1.  Wake Early.
2.  Be well groomed (especially if you’re [...]

19 May 2008 | Family Life, Running A Household, Working @ Home | No Comments

InDepth Look at Working @ Home [Productivity @ Home]

In doing some reviewing today, I ran across this CNN resource again today - the resources include everything from articles to resume tips to office decorating ideas.  It’s a great place to start if you’re looking at jumping into the world of working @ home, or even if you just need some ideas to freshen [...]

19 May 2008 | Organizing, Productivity, Web/Tech, Working @ Home | No Comments

Milk: I’d be happy to write a review for your desk if you want to send one over! [Productivity @ Home]

Via the Getting Things Done blog, a look at the desk that would revolutionize my GTD style!  I think this desk might last one day in my office looking pristine and fantastic, and then would be buried beneath the same stacks that current litter my stalwart Costco model.

The Getting Things Done: Best Desktop For Your [...]

17 May 2008 | Web/Tech, Working @ Home | No Comments