Tired of a ‘war zone’ office
One of the issues that I have yet resolved in our home office business is how to ‘keep Clayton’ out of the office. I understand the importance of giving him his own play area in another corner of the house but it is an issue we haven’t tackled seriously. I am getting tired of himturning our home office into a ‘war zone’. The mistake we made was not to keep him out when he was a baby. We should have but we did not.
This is one of the challenges of working from home when you have a small child. At this age, his demand for attention grows and he expects more time from me. Now that he has started nursery in the afternoon, I have a little more time to catch up on work and making calls to clients and partners. Discipline is necessary during this window period of concentration as I strive to be effective and productive.
Do you face the same challenge as I do? How do you tackle it? Do you have any suggestions for me? I would love to hear them.
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Doris – My office has been a war zone for 10 years. I can’t wait until September when the youngest goes to school full time and I can reclaim my office completely.
When my kids were little, I didn’t really fight it. No one comes here to visit my office, so the Legos in the corner didn’t bother me.
For the past few years we have had a second computer in here. Now there is less kid clutter in my office. If my youngest feels the need to be in with me I just set her up at her own desk and let her “work”.
March 23rd, 2007 at 11:29 amI look forward to the day when Clayton can have his ‘own space’… at the moment, we are faced with space limitations in our home office. Thanks for sharing, Char.
March 23rd, 2007 at 2:04 pm