Archive for March, 2009
What’s An ‘Organized’ Monday Mean to You…?
Sunday, March 29th, 2009It’s Sunday, and we were hanging out with some friends, when the dad said, “I really like Monday mornings.”
He’s an entrepreneur in his family’s successful business. And it was refreshing to hear a person say they dig Monday, as opposed to bemoan it.
Whether at home or the home office, the corporate office or the household, [...]
Orange, Blue, Garnet, Gold: Rival Colleges in a House Divided
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009I work from home, which means I have all day to schedule details related to the lives of the home’s occupants.
And seeing as my daughter is 17, a high school junior, and is singularly focused on college matriculation around a corner that’s almost 18 months away, my job has become scheduling school visits and tours.
One [...]
Recession Proof Home Office? Don’t You Wish…?
Monday, March 9th, 2009I had a friend who once said during the wild times that were the Dotcom ’90s that running a home-based business was recession proof. She reckoned that home officers and the businesses they ran from home were so small that we flew beneath the damaging flack of some macro-economic trend.
Yeah, I wish.
We all do, right [...]
Reduce Recession’s Affect on Home Office & Other Kids
Friday, March 6th, 2009The home office may be a great place to work. But it’s not beyond the effects of a down economy.
And that means kids can be susceptible to the impacts as well.
It’s important to keep kids informed of the realities the family faces, while not being overly dramatic. Those are some of the tips from a [...]