Making Your Work Time Happy

Whether you work in an office with 20 people or at home by yourself there are ways to make your work time happy. I am a very social person so being at home all day could seem like a huge challenge for me but I have found ways that keep me from feeling like I can't be social and unhappy and I have outlined 10 of these ways for you.

#1: Create a happy office environment: You will be spending as much time in that area as you will anywhere in your home. I like to have pictures of my family and artwork that I can look at while I am working because they make me smile. I also use post it notes to put motivational quotes on my computer to keep me uplifted. Another big requirement I have is a comfy chair and a neat and orderly work area. If my desk and area is a mess it is hard for me to concentrate and keep my mind on my daily tasks.

#2: Organization: This is something many fail at and so didn't I at first. You must be even more organized at home then on a job outside your home. You only have yourself to depend on so if something is misplaced or lost it will all fall on you and could cost you a job or a lot of extra work to redo a document you have lost. I keep a list each day of what I must get done in that work day. I always make sure at the end of my day that I take an extra few minutes to organize any files and work that I have been doing so the next day when I come back to my job I can easily locate all of my documents.

#3: Personal Problems: I always laugh and say I keep these in the front closet while I am working. When you are home it would be so easy to go ahead and deal with problems all day long but this would make my production level decrease and make it a very miserable day for me. I have always heard to leave your personal problems at home when you are on the job so I have my own motto that use at home that says leave your personal problems in the closet till after 5! I think following this simple rule alone will make your day happier and definitely more productive.

#4: Office Support System: Make sure you have other people you can network with from home. To me having this support is very important and helps you not feel isolated. I have made a lot of friends who do the same type of work as I do and I talk to a few of them on a daily basis even if it is just to say hello. I find this kind of support as good as I had in the office outside my home and probably even accomplish more because I can control the contact time where when I was working outside the house I could not control the amount of people stopping by to chat at my desk.

#5: Eating Healthy: Wow this is one of the hardest ones for me but one of the most important. When you are home it is so easy to just grab a fat filled snack every little bit. I have made myself keep things like this out of the house and instead add some veggies and fruits in my refrigerator so that when I take the stroll through my kitchen and get the urge to snack I try to grab something healthy plus keep a insulated drink on my desk to keep myself with plenty of liquids.

#6: Move around: Sitting in one place all day long without moving is not healthy. Take a break every couple hours for just a few minutes and get your circulation flowing. I sometimes run to the laundry room and throw in a load of laundry or just do a few stretches or a quick trip around the outside of my house and then back to the job.

#7: Try to take on work from home that you enjoy: There are to many work at home jobs out there so try to take something you enjoy opposed to something you are just doing for the mighty dollar. You are at home and you want to be happy while there so doing a job you love is such an added bonus. You also must be dependent from home and if it is something you love to do it is so much easier to be this way.

#8: Reward Yourself: I set goals so that I have something to look forward too. I love to socialize as I had mentioned earlier so a lot of times I will have an event planned for the evening and this always motivates me to work hard so that I can enjoy the evening. Or if working on a big project I will set my goal that when I complete this certain task I can buy something that I have been dreaming of even if it is as small as a new shirt!

#9: Dressing for comfort: Some people working from home like to get up and dress like they were going to a job but for me I like the old t-shirt and flannel pajama pants attire! Wearing these makes me giggle when I am on the phone with my professional voice and thinking to myself can't beat this...making money in my pajamas!

#10: Focus on the positive: Always look for the things you love about your job instead of the negative. NO matter what kind of job you do there will be things you will not like. You have to always look to look past the negative and focus on the positive. I have always been taught to look at my glass as half full not half empty and that advice I feel has gotten me along way. Plus one last word of advice I was taught early on working from home is to always smile and dial because when you pick up the phone to dial it or even answer a call coming in the person on the other end has nothing to go on but your voice and if you are smiling it shows in your voice.

This is just a few things that has made my working at home a happy environment. I hope you enjoyed and learned a little that you can take with you on your journey of working from home and being happy doing it!