Thanks.

Thanks for the great read,
Lawrence

I’ve worked at home for a while now, and there’s always something new to learn. The most important factors for my personal productivity have been: WAKING UP and not sleeping in all the time, having a good routine, eating (correctly), and taking breaks.

About a year and a half ago I became engaged to my fiancee, and that’s where working at home really stood out as a blessing. A usual day for me looks like this:

7am - Wake Up, SHOWER(somepplthinktheydon’thavetoshowereverydaybecausetheyworkathome,ahem), it’s a great way to refresh & start your day, i promise.

7:30 - Drive Fiancee to work (she can drive herself, but it’s not very far…so why not? :). Get some nice morning air.

7:45 (On the way back) Possibly stop and pick up a breakfast burrito or have breakfast with a business partner.

8am-9:30am - Back home, cook breakfast if I haven’t eaten. Check e-mails, websites, blogs (like this). I also use this time to write down any daily tasks I need to do. Setup a workspace, open up projects to be worked on before I leave to workout.

9:30am-10am - everyday Workout

10am-1pm - Work on stuff (will snack on something around 12ish to keep that blood sugar up to par, preventing that afternoon fatigue)

1-1:45pm - Lunch (away from the computer, even if in living room) / Meetings if any / Surprise fiancee with gift and/or flowers at work

1:45pm-4pm - Work
4-pm-5pm - Working outside again, might & read at bookstore…take care of other errands.
5 - 5:30pm - Pick up Fiancee, Back Home
5:30-6pm - Finish any work needed
6-7pm - Walk/Jog around campus with fiancee
7-7:30pm - Cook / Eat Dinner

8-???: -free- :)

and that’s what my typical day looks like! I work less, but get more done because I can stay efficient :).

@Melissa - Glad to see you made the hop over here! Waking up early and having breakfast are two things I haven’t done as many times as I’d like, but I know that they work well for my day’s productivity. I like your workout routine - I’ve adopted the same recently, only I’m doing it in the evenings so it gives me something to look forward to at the end of the day. Gotta love Seinfeld too - and a small dose of Friends and other classic sitcoms won’t hurt here and there either. ;) Thanks for sharing your day!

During lunch i read more blogs, tutorials, play with my own website, etc. I work out MWF during lunch. i have found that the less i work out, the more sore i am from sitting multiple continuous hours. It’s hard to get up when you’re on a roll!

I try to stay really well hydrated during the day too by going for water instead of soda (altho that doesn’t always work). and i try to squeeze in a nap a few times a week too.

the office face lift is a biggie. i just reorganized, moved furniture and basically made things easier to get to. now i love coming into my office.

oh, and at 4, i turn on Seinfeld. that helps me to remember that the work day is almost over and that i need to get away from the desk for a while.

I’ve been working at home too for quite some time now. What I found very important is to not only have a neat and inspiring working environment, but also to have lots of natural light and if possible a balcony nearby. Fresh air and also the ability to see that the outside world is “busy during business hours too” keeps reminding me that I’ve got a business to run. And for short coffee or fresh air breaks there is nothing better than having a balcony with a view.. :-)