Now that it’s getting colder and the days are shorter, I’m finding it difficult to stay motivated. This isn’t something new…I go through this every year. And I usually don’t snap out of my funk until late March or early April. Right now the only thing I’m motivated to do is grab a blanket, drink [...]

Freelancing can definitely turn a person into a workalcoholic. I think back to my early writing days and I was a maniac. The fact that I could sit at home, earn money, and accomplish my financial goals was more than I could handle - in a good way. I accepted job after job. I worked [...]

I get annoyed whenever someone makes the statement, “you’re at home during the day, you should have plenty of time to …….” I don’t want to imply that there’s some great divide between those who work at home and those who work outside the home. However, a number of commuters hold onto the belief that [...]

I thought that I had conquered work at home distractions. Well, I was wrong; and during the past couple of weeks, I’ve actually picked up a new bad habit.. and it’s starting to affect my productivity.
I don’t normally watch television while working…for obvious reasons. Let’s just say, I spend more time listening than working. But [...]

Okay, so you will not receive actual cash. But if you return an empty ink cartridge to Office Depot or Office Max, you’ll receive a $3 in-store credit. Both office supply stores have always encouraged customers to recycle ink cartridges. And at one point they offered a free ream of paper with each returned empty [...]