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The garden office in winter
125 months ago
by Judy
in Home business
I’ve often wondered what it’s like to work out in a garden office in winter, and today Charlie Dalton gives us the lowdown:
When the weather turns nasty like today a “proper” garden office really shows its true value – believe me – this is the time of year to really relish escaping out into the [...]
Home offices – the reality
206 months ago
Last week Paul Graves sent me this photo of his home office desk in response to the tidy ones he sees on my home office pages, and wrote this about his attitude to home working:
‘I love seeing all the home office pictures on workfromhomewisdom.com. There are some lovely, inspiring places that [...]
Home working pleasures – stationery
107 months ago
One of the joys of working from home is being able to use your own choice of paper and pens, and not the boring stuff somebody else doles out of the corporate stationery cupboard. I’ve always loved stationery – odd word – and browsing in shops that sell paper, envelopes, notebooks, diaries and so [...]
What happens when a liability claim is filed against your home business?
27 months ago
Today’s guest post by Staveley Head explains the background and process of a liability claim:
With the dot com boom of the oughties, and websites such as eBay and Amazon Marketplace, the number of people who decided to develop their own home business grew as distribution and payment methods became [...]
Do you have home office envy?
67 months ago
Some of the most popular pages on my website are the home office series, created from photos and text sent to me by readers about where they work at home. I’m now onto my third page of home offices and only one brave home worker has sent me a photo of his workspace in all its workaday glory, [...]
Public liability insurance for home businesses
89 months ago
by Judy
in Home business
Today MoneySupermarket.com continue their occasional series with a post on public liability insurance:
However successful a home business, there’s always that worry at the back of your mind that something could go wrong. Public liability insurance can help mitigate that worry.
If you use your [...]
Home working technophobe Part 2
49 months ago
Yesterday’s post ‘A home working technophobe gets technical’ described how I found myself in bemused possession of a piece of kit that ‘connects and seamlessly switches between calls from PC, mobile and home phone’.
As there is no landline in my home office, I’ve been using this amazing bit of [...]
A home working technophobe gets technical
109 months ago
I’ve been putting off writing this post. I could/should have done it two weeks ago, when I received a Smartspeaker through the post from the nice people at Plantronics, whose technology enables us home and mobile workers to communicate wherever we are. They wanted some feedback from what they [...]
The importance of home office furniture
49 months ago
Home office furniture can be viewed as something of a luxury when in the start up phase of a new business, and funds are limited. Alternatively, your role in the office may recently have changed, allowing more work from home for a limited period during the week. Either way, the temptation to [...]
5 steps to your perfect garden office
1011 months ago
The long days of summer tempt many home workers outside when the weather is good, and maybe make you think you’d like to work outside your house whatever the weather. Today’s guest post is from Policy Expert, the insurance specialists:
‘A garden office could be an attractive and practical option [...]
Home working at the mill
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It’s now six weeks since we moved house and here finally are some photos of my new home office and surroundings. We are renting part of a converted sawmill just outside Frome and are loving our newfound peace and quiet and rural views.
Our pots of herbs seem to be thriving on it too – they have [...]
Things I need to remember when moving home (office)
21 year ago
We now have moving pretty much under control, with plans and lists compiled over time, but there are still a few things that catch me out:
There’s always a demoralising time when I’ve been packing for ages and still the kitchen seems full of stuff I can’t put away because we need to keep eating [...]
Creating space for a home office
91 year ago
When it comes to creating a home office, it’s clear that home workers are as resourceful as they are varied in their needs and working preferences (Who needs a separate home office?). We’re all different in our working patterns and, in turn, what constitutes our ideal working environment. [...]
Home office on the move
191 year ago
A and I will be moving to another rental property next week, uprooting our two home offices once again in our fourth move in less than three years. The plan when we sold up in Cornwall and moved back to Somerset was to find a rented house where we could stay till we were ready to buy again. [...]
More on home office doors
01 year ago
This post was inspired by some chats I’ve been having with people who have recently left corporate life to start their own business from home. It was first published on www.workshifting.com, the site for people who work out of coffee shops, hotels, airports and their homes every bit as much as the [...]
