Working from a home office...

Do you work from a home office? Then you know just how difficult it can be some days.

For some reason, people think that when you work at home, you aren't really working. Sometimes even your beloved family falls into that mindset. Take today, for instance.

My husband, who is retired, is getting ready to go on the annual fishing trip to Montana. That means about 2 weeks of planning and packing in order to be away for 4 whole days. He thinks he's not bothering me with any of it... but somehow, having someone running in and out of the house all day looking for things really is an interruption.

About the time I've figured out exactly the right words to help promote a client's business, I hear footsteps overhead and the sound of someone rummaging around in the cupboards. The words fly out of my head and I go upstairs to help.

Then a very good friend called, asking me to go on an outing with her on Friday. She's retired too, so forgets that I need to keep fingers to the keyboard if I plan to pay the bills.

And then there's the neighbors. This afternoon our neighbor lady, also retired, came by to give me some plants for the garden. It was very thoughtful of her, but...

So, once again I've decided to quit fighting it. After the house quiets down tonight and my husband is fast asleep, I'll be able to concentrate and I'll get back to work. Then all I'll have to worry about is the cat jumping into my lap at an inopportune moment -- and the dogs reminding me that it really is time to go outside.

It's a very good thing that I am, by nature, a night owl.

How about you? If you work at home, have you trained family and friends to let you work during "working hours" or do you, like me, burn the midnight oil? Have you found great ways to cope with the "work from home" situation? If so, share...

OK, off to do stuff around the house until things quiet down...

Marte

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