by chatfielda | Work at Home
For most freelancers, a typical work day is filled to the brim with distractions. From family and friends to the toys on your desk, if there is a way to distract yourself from working, you will find it. And most productivity articles focus on how to avoid these...
by chatfielda | Work at Home
From the outside looking in, there are so many benefits to working at home and being your own boss. Open hours, no bosses or artificial deadlines, and the ability to choose what you work on. But there are drawbacks too. No benefits. No guarantee of paycheck. And when...
by chatfielda | Time Management, Work at Home
For years I’ve killed myself trying to find the perfect balance of working without driving myself into the ground. When I work too much I feel like I’m missing out on time with my family and when I’m not working I feel like I’m falling behind the people who grind...
by chatfielda | Freelancing, Work at Home
A couple years ago a client asked me to write an article about standing desks. I had never seen one before and thought it was a joke. Consider me sobered when I did some preliminary research and learned how many health problems are being attributed to constant...
by chatfielda | Freelance Lifestyle, Work at Home
Last weekend, Margaret and I took our son to Sears to get family portraits. We did it last year when he was five months old and thought it would be nice to do it again this year – these family traditions have to start somehow, right? Of course, the only thing I...
