Do you remember when I last wrote in this blog and said I was back?  Yes.  Well.  It turns out life intervened, but now I'm back!  At least as long as my husband can keep himself healthy enough to be home instead of the hospital for a week.

Can we talk for a minute about home offices?  I've been invited into  lots of homes to work on organizing projects.  Many times one of the problem areas is the home office.  It's usually a pretty big problem if the client has a room dedicated to the home office.  Frankly, it doesn't seem to work out very well.  Instead of the quiet oasis imagined by the homeowner for paperwork and working from home, it turns into "the room" where all the crap gets thrown when company is walking in the door.

Why do you suppose that is?

I have a theory.  My theory is people don't want to be isolated from the rest of their family so they don't use a separate home office.  Bills get paid at the kitchen table.  Work gets done in front of a sunny window close to the kids.

You know what?  That's ok.  Your work spaces should be where you want to work.  Think of ways that the spaces you want to be in can work for you.  How can you put away the laptop you use during the day so you can eat dinner at the same table at night with your family?  How can you store paperwork without having a four drawer file in the family room?

Make room in the kitchen cabinets for the laptop.  Find a pretty wicker file box for your papers.  It's all so doable.  But the first step is understanding why you're working where you are, and giving yourself permission to make it work really, really well.

Life with a home that works for you is bliss.

Tricky Duck Tip:  Instead of doing all your shredding yourself, search out a secure document destroying service in your area.

PS.

It's Gratitude Wednesday!

Today I'm grateful for all my friends, even if they don't come equipped with cupcakes.
    
                                                                    
                                                                        It's allium time in Fargo!