let's face it some folks should never work from home!!
we all from a very young age trained to believe that we "need" to go to a workplace to work... our grandfather did it our father does it... we "should" do it... it just the way things should be....
Because of this there are some who do not have the disciple neccessary to work from home... especially for them selves... because there is no task master lerking in the next room to 'jump" on them if they get distracted or start to goof off....
Having said that... many others true enjoy the freedom that comes from "working from home"
I personally have always worked from home in some fashion... and have never done well when I was chained to a seat in an office at my employers place of business. (even when I was the employer)
I just like the idea of working when I feel like doing so... whether it's at 6 AM as it is today or at 8PM at night like I did last week, while my grandchildren were visiting...
I always get at least 6 hours of work done... and I'm twice as productive because I can work when I'm not distracted by other things... (all the other things are either taken care of or can be take care of when I'm done working...)
I have found I should never cook when i am working because I always burn whatever I am cooking or worse... like melt the pot... I did that the last time I mixed cooking and work...
I dont need the interaction of others... infact I like the quite...
MY wife however is the exact opposite...
inorder for her to work at home... she needs the radio and tv on... the more noise the better... she sits on the sofa with her laptop "watching TV" with the radio playing in theback ground... if the phone is ringing off the hook... so much the better...
needless to say we work on opposite ends of the house... I in my sound proofed office, and Sandra in the living room... the fact I dont do a lot of serious work in the evenings also makes for peace in our home...
Sandra likes to work at night... so she rarly gets started before 9 PM... usually I'll tell her what is important to me for her to do... (mostly she manages our PPC campaigns... ) I go to bed... and when i get up in the morning there is a note or email waiting for me telling what was or wasnt done...
I use to try to work with her... it just didint work for either of us... if she needs help with some thing... I watch TV with her... and answer questions along the way...
the great thing is if you can learn to be self-motivated working at home can be a liberating experience....
Joe