Hanging hacks that won’t ruin your walls
Whether it’s at home or at the office, bare walls are a major bummer. If a sterile wall isn’t your thing, then you know the power of a little hanging décor. You may also know a thing or two about…
Home Office
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Working from home can be a great option, but it’s important you have the appropriate setup, like a comfortable work station, internet access and a phone line. There’s more to making the work from home setup work for you. Read our tips and tricks to staying on top of it when you’re working remote.
Handy tools to keep at your desk
Unless your workplace is a construction site, you can often find yourself without the tools you need to grasp a hard to reach object, loosen a hex nut, install some basic hardware, or other day-to-day tasks. Keeping these six tools…
4 Working from Home Tips to Help You Stay Organized
Learning how to work from home requires planning and dedication. To get the most out of each day, explore how to work from home effectively by temporarily avoiding the daily distractions of the household. With a few working from tips and tricks…
6 Ways to find virtual assistant work
There are many freelance opportunities that you can do from home. Small business owners are looking for "virtual assistants" who can competently do anything from administrative work and email management, to graphic design and social media management. You can utilize…
How to choose the correct surge protector
Are your computers and other electronic devices safe from electrical surges? With proper protection, you can answer a confident "YES" to this question. What is a power surge? A power surge occurs when your office’s electrical current spikes for a…
How to convince your boss to let you work remotely
If you’re reading this, I don’t need to sell you on the perks of working remotely. Remote work lets you avoid long commutes and irritating office distractions. Frankly, it rocks. You aren't the person who needs convincing of the benefits…
5 quick ways to create a vibrant workspace
According to a Gallup, the typical “40-hour” workweek is actually longer than that: Adults employed full time in the U.S. report working an average of 47 hours per week, almost a full workday longer than what a standard 5-day, 9-to-5…
Here are the 7 desk personalities. Which one are you?
Look around you. What office desks do you see? If you look closely, you will likely notice some themes. A variety of desk personalities in the office adds interest as people work in their own unique ways. Here are seven…
How to use a Chromebook for small office work
Laptops are essential for many office workers to get work done, whether we work in an official office setting or from home offices. However, laptops can certainly be costly. When I went about purchasing a laptop for my own home…
How to freshen up an outdated office space
A large portion of our lives is spent in our offices. When optimized, they create a space that fuels our energy and creativity. But when outdated, they can hold us back and leave us feeling uninspired and, quite frankly, bored…
Seven steps for creating a functional home office
Remember how in "Sex in the City" Carrie spent the whole week writing one column from her New York City apartment whenever she found the time? Remember all those expensive shoes she bought from that one column? Turns out, making…
5 essential items you need to decorate your office
If you’re like many nine-to-fivers, you spend a lot of time in your office. So why not make it a welcoming place where you feel happy and productive? When it comes to decorating your office, ideally, you want practicality as…
What to look for in the perfect office chair
Office workers everywhere suffer from similar back problems, often due to long periods of sitting in poorly-designed chairs. If we consider that many of us will spend approximately as much time per day seated at work as we will lie…
5 best practices for working from home with focus and grace
One of the first ever control group studies on flexible work programs was conducted in 2016 by MIT and the University of Minnesota. Researchers wanted to see if there were measurable benefits. The result? Yes, yes there are. Participants reported…
7 ways to add more Zen to your workspace
Your office is often a home away from home. Some of us spend more than eight hours a day in a cubicle or four-walled room, and there’s no reason why it can’t be a place of health, happiness, and peace…
5 awesome desk hacks that will improve your work day
If you participate in the average 40-hour workweek, you likely spend a large portion of that time at your desk. Your office environment is important, but within that is your desk environment. An optimized desk setup is essential to your…
10 ideas to help set up your home office
Whether you run your own home business or just work remotely now and then in the interest of work-life balance, a dedicated workspace can make all the difference. Sitting down to work at your desk signals your brain that it’s…
How to speed up your aging PC and when to replace it
Computers: What would we do without them? Many of us take these devices for granted, whether we use them to finish a presentation or watch a show on Netflix. Even though they're marvelous machines, we still find reasons to get…
Five “work from home” business ideas
The internet has made the idea of working from home a reality for many people. With an essentially level playing field for anyone with a passion for their profession and the skills to perform well, starting a small home business…
Make working from home work
Work from Home As technology becomes more and more accessible, the option to telecommute, or work from home, is increasing in popularity. The United States Department of Labor believes that by the year 2025, up to two-thirds of all Americans…