Quick Fire Working from Home tip: Boundaries to set

When you are based at home, it can sometimes be difficult to keep the different areas of separate. The office may spill into other rooms, the hours may spill into the weekend and interruptions may be a drain on your time.

To help with that delicate balance you may want to set boundaries around some of the following.

1. Your working hours (including breaks).
2. How much overtime will you do?
3. Working weekends.
4. Time lost through interruptions.
5. How to be contacted.
6. Dealing with constant emails.
7. Dealing with potential work offers that do not fit your values.
8. Anything that is not an effective use of your time.
9. Have a clearly defined work space.
10. Keeping your office contained.

Regards
Rachael Ross
Purely Peppermint
The home and office organising expert, helping individuals and businesses establish a successful home office

Quick Fire Working from Home tip: Successfully Working from Home pt 3

I realise that there could have been more than three parts written about successfully working from home, but this will at least give you a few new ideas and tips to try.

1. Create your own perfect office environment.
2. Set a boundary around interruptions.
3. Establish an effective filing system.
4. File regularly.
5. Create systems for your regular actions.
6. Automate the business activities you can.
7. Group activities.
8. Stay focused on the task at hand.
9. Compromise.
10. Remember mistakes are really learning experiences.
11. Exercise.

Regards
Rachael Ross
Purely Peppermint
The home and office organising expert, helping individuals and businesses establish a successful home office.

Quick Fire Working from Home tip: Successfully Working from Home pt 2

See what tip you find helpful from part two of how to successfully work from home.

1. Have a defined work space.
2. De-clutter and organise your office.
3. Make sure you have the offrice equiptment needed.
4. Always be professional.
5. Dress for work.
6. Do not work 24/7.
7. Reduce distractions.
8. Get your family on board.
9. Don't become a hermit.
10. Network or join a business club.

Regards
Rachael Ross
Purely Peppermint
The home and office organising expert,
Helping individuals and businesses establish a successful home office.

Quick Fire Working from Home tip: Successfully Working from Home pt 1

Working from home can offer so many benefits to your life, so I have compiled a three part list of tips on just how to successfully do that.

1. Keep home and work life separate.
2. Set working hours.
3. Establish a routine.
4. Set goals.
5. Have a daily/monthly/yearly plan.
6. Learn to say no.
7. Know your strengths.
8. Identify your productive peak times of the day.
9. Do what you are good at and outsource the rest.
10. Build a support team.

Regards
Rachael Ross
Purely Peppermint
The home and office organising expert,
helping individuals and businesses establish a successful home office.

Quick Fire Working from Home tip: Keeping a clear desk

If you are honest, how effective is working from a cluttered desk? I have seen desks that were piled high with everything imaginable and clients that were trying to work on top of all the mess. This is not a recipe for success.

The recipe you should follow is:

1. Remove any and all items that do not belong on your desk.
2. The desk is no longer a dumping ground.
3. Establish a paperwork management system.
4. Create a storage system.
5. File regularly.
6. Action each piece of paperwork immediately.
7. Have the recycle bin and shredder close at hand.
8. Keep personal touches to a minimum.
9. Focus on one task at a time and have only that paperwork on your desk.
10. Use one diary.
11. Tidy and clear your desk at the end of the day.

Regards
Rachael Ross
Purely Peppermint
The home and office organising expert,
helping individuals and businesses establish a successful home office.

Quick fire Working from Home Tips: Ineffective Office

I have seen how frustrated my clients are while they struggle to work in a crowded and cluttered office. I have also seen the beneficial results of clearing that clutter and I know which one is a more successful office.

Is your office inefficient because it is filled with?

1. Used kitchen dishes.
2. Unused exercised equipment.
3. Unusable computer parts.
4. Misplaced items.
5. Piles of books.
6. Piles of clothes.
7. Piles and piles of paper.
8. A suitcase.
9. Broken furniture.
10. Packaging boxes.
11. Arts and craft supplies.

What do you need to clear from your office?

Regards
Rachael Ross
Purely Peppermint
The Home and Office Organising Expert, helping individuals and businesses establish a successful home office.

Quick Fire Working from Home Tips: Paperwork

Well what can I say about paperwork. It is never-ending, it seems to increase all on its own and it is certainly not the most exciting part of working from home. Here are a few tips to help you with your paperwork.

1. De-clutter files.
2. File little and often.
3. Establish a filing system.
4. Label filing.
5. Handle paperwork once.
6. Make quick decisions regarding what action to take.
7. Ask ‘do I really need to keep this?’
8. Be selective in what you keep.
9. Keep filing categories broad.
10. Take action straight away.
11. Choose to file, action, bin or shred.

RegardsRachael Ross
Purely Peppermint
The home and office organising expert, helping individuals and businesses establish a successful home office.