Working freelance is really a good job though. You learn how to adjust everything out, from your families and perks and everything which is necessary. Setting your own business hours is quiet easier than you’re in an office which you have to follow the exact time you start your job and when you’re going to end it. Working at home is great because you learn when to get serious and when you get those fun stuffs. So far, your post is so amazing! I admire how you loved your work. And though it gets hectic sometimes, still you manage to get over it. Well done!

I’ve been surprisingly productive since I started doing freelance full-time. I was a little worried that I would spend too much time surfing during the day, but so far, it hasn’t been a problem. I do schedule breaks for myself though, usually one in the morning to take my dogs to the dog park and one in the afternoon to exercise. It helps to have a break and keeps me focused during work time.

I will admit, however, that since I’m just starting and I don’t have that much work, I spend time reading blogs like this and updating my blogs, which I consider to be a combination of both work and fun.

I do find it harder to be productive when my husband is around. He works four 10s, so he has Fridays off and every Friday it’s a struggle not to get caught up in whatever he’s doing, like watching t.v.

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On the article: I can’t pretend I always stick to them, but I try to follow these rules for working at home:

1) Unless completely unavoidable, work in a separate room with a door. Tell your family members that when the door is shut, they must treat you as if you are out of the house and only knock on the door if it’s a situation where they’d be willing phone you if you were at a traditional workplace.

2) While working hours can be flexible, try to never work before breakfast, never work after dinner, and always make sure you have lunch!

3) Make sure you take breaks away from the workroom. A break spent surfing the internet doesn’t give the same mental or physical benefits.

4) It’s inevitable you’ll think about work when you aren’t officially working. However, the moment you find youself doing sums in your head, STOP!

5) Try to start every working day with at least half an hour devoted to looking for new clients/new assignments rather than launching straight into your job.

6) Work weekends if you need to, but take at least one day completely off each week.

Since then, I always have Pandora running. I like that you simply type in the musician or band name and it matches it with music that is of the same style. Makes it easy to hear favorites and a few songs you may never have heard of.

And Amy – for stress, my son saved up all summer to get Guitar Hero World Tour, so when I have downtime, I’ve been trying to work my way through the drums. I’ve decided I really kind of like drumming, so I’m half way through the easy level and then I’ll move up to the harder levels.

I leave the office to prepare a light lunch and after he leaves again at 12.15 p.m. I spend some time reading, checking and replying to email and surfing the Internet until 2.00 pm. That is when I begin preparing our evening meal after which I return to work until 5.00 pm. Some days, I veer from this routine to work a few more hours until about 8.00 pm.