Anyone who works in front of a computer will know all too well how quickly it can become uncomfortable. Even if you’ve set up your chair to align with your monitor, purchased back support for your chair, and ensure that you’re sitting correctly, sitting at a desk can cause a multitude of back and neck problems. Standing desks are a great way of eliminating this problem, and can be beneficial in many other areas too! We’ve got a great infographic below with tips on how to use your standing desk, but let’s look at some of the benefits it can … [Read more...] about 13 Tips For Using Your Standing Desk Like A Pro
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Work From Home Tips You Actually Need: Babyproofing Your Workspace
With more and more parents working from home, we checked in with expert baby proofers from Child Safe ChildProofing for their advice and tips on baby proofing your home office. Here's what they had to say: Check Those Wires When setting up electronics, ensure that all wires are no longer than 6 inches. Consider wrapping them with electrical tape or Velcro ties. Use an outlet cover box to avoid exposed outlets, should something come unplugged. Be sure to keep charging plugs out of reach. Watch Out For Small Items Keep all small … [Read more...] about Work From Home Tips You Actually Need: Babyproofing Your Workspace
A Financial Worker’s Guide to Setting Up a Home Office
An exponentially increasing number of people are now working from home full-time and skipping the office entirely. While this dramatic shift has facilitated a positive global conversation about the liberating, practical benefits of teleworking, it's not all about getting to work in your pajamas and ordering Domino's on your lunch break. For many, switching to remote working brings with it immense challenges, particularly if your industry is not accustomed to this kind of work. One such industry is the sprawling, trillion-dollar financial … [Read more...] about A Financial Worker’s Guide to Setting Up a Home Office
How To Make a Living Off Your Side Hustle
If you’re tired of being enslaved to your 9-to-5, it’s time to enjoy a true liberation from the rat race. Whether you’re a knitter, a baker, or a candle-stick maker, there are plenty of opportunities to monetize your hobbies. With a little research, you can say goodbye to the desk jockey life to embrace living a life totally on your terms. Here are some tips to turn your side-hustle into a successful, full-time job. 1. Don't quit your day job at first. While you get yourself organized and ready to commit to your side hustle, make … [Read more...] about How To Make a Living Off Your Side Hustle
Top Tips for Success for a Home-Based Business
On the one hand, starting up a home-based business is an excellent idea. At the same time, it can involve quite a few challenges, if you aren’t careful. The good news for you, though, is that you don’t have to succumb to these, as long as you are careful. If you want to know the secret to success with a home-based business, then you have come to the right place. Below, you will find all of the tips and tricks that you need to make sure that you are able to profit from your small company… Equip Your Business Accordingly In this digital age, … [Read more...] about Top Tips for Success for a Home-Based Business
3 Ways the Humble Garage Can Improve Your Life
The garage may not be the most exciting room in the house. It doesn’t have a big bath ready for candles and bubbles, it doesn’t feed the family and it isn’t usually the best place to find a comfortable seat. However, the humble garage does have a lot to offer. Even the most simple metal garages can be spruced up and designed to create the most imaginative spaces. In fact, because these garages are often separate from the main house, you can be much more flexible about their use. So, here are 3 ways you might like to use yours. Create Extra … [Read more...] about 3 Ways the Humble Garage Can Improve Your Life
My Work at Home Office Space: A Peek at My Desk Spaces #MyDeskStory
If you work from home you know that having your own space is vitally important, especially your desk area. Working from home, your desk can take on many roles from many locations. You may have a standard desk set up in a room that you have converted to your own office space with all the essentials. Your dining room table may do double-duty as your office space between family meals. You also might be an on-the-fly type personality who has laptop and will travel - utilizing any counter or flat surface in your home to work on projects and … [Read more...] about My Work at Home Office Space: A Peek at My Desk Spaces #MyDeskStory
A New Chapter In Our Lives
I know that I have been rather quiet lately and I promised an update over on our Facebook page for all of my followers to give them the low down gossip on what has been going on the past several months. Well it's time for the big reveal folks. After spending 10+ years in our apartment home where we raised our two sons (who were ages 8 and 5 when we moved in), we have moved to a 3 bedroom home in another county. Not only is it a huge change emotionally, but there are new school districts, new businesses to explore, new neighbors to … [Read more...] about A New Chapter In Our Lives
