I’m a journalist/PR professional who recently started my own firm, where I work from home and write articles, press releases, Web content, promotional brochures, etc. I have a room dedicated to my work. The walls are my favorite color green and I have bright curtains that let in light from five windows. There’s nothing gloomy about this space.
But lately, I find there are days when as bright and cheery as my office is, it’s hard for me to focus on just work. I find myself longing to go into the back yard and water plants, or let my two dogs run around. I walk across the hardwood floors barefooted and step on dirt and suddenly I decide I should vacuum and mop before starting my next work project.
Sometimes, God forbid, I’d even prefer exercising to work.
It’s not that I don’t have enough work to keep me busy. I have plenty. I just have those days where I can’t kick myself into gear to get work-related stuff accomplished.
How about you? I know there are many of you who also work from home. What’s your trick to staying focused and motivated? What do you do to pull yourself out of a daydream and back into the task at hand?
I’m anxious for some feedback on this one!
Bio: This is a creative outlet and soapbox for Lorrie Delk Walker where, at times, she has stuck her foot so far into her mouth, surely she has quashed any hopes of ever being elected to public office. Lorrie is a writer, avid recycler, small-time chicken farmer, SPCA foster parent and fan of all things Downtown Lakeland. Posts from Delk Walker's popular blog, Tales From the Delk Side, were added to the Lakeland Local archives and can be found here.
