Adventures in the daily life of a telecommuter.
Not too long ago I started taking this blog a bit more seriously, at least I’ve been trying to. I’d even commissioned someone to design a one-of-a-kind logo for me. He sent me hand-drawn sketches full of ideas and I fell in love with the little house sitting on top of the world to represent Telecommuting Journal (thanks, David).
I don’t spend a lot of time promoting or marketing… >>Continue reading Promotional Fun With Logo Decals
Read more“If all the world’s 1 billion PC’s were powered down for just one night – it would save enough energy to light up New York City’s Empire State Building – inside and out – for more than 30 years” … and … >>Continue reading US Organizations Waste $2.8 Billion Powering Unused PCs
Read moreI’m a good hostess, even to unexpected guests and I am sympathetic – liking both children and unfortunates. However, I sometimes insist on driving when husband is along, I fail to sew on buttons or darn socks regularly, and fail to wash the top of the milk bottle before opening it. >>Continue reading As a 1930s Wife, I Score Poorly
Read moreTo blame? A micro managing CIO. I ran across this insightful blog post about company morale and telecommuting and am taking the liberty of including Alison’s entire post here because it’s short and sweet and because it speaks directly to company managers and human resource personnel.
While Alison generally blogs for fun about celebrity gossip, music, and her favorite TV shows, on March 4th she posted this…
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Tell me why you telecommute, or why you want to. . . >>Continue reading Why Do You Telecommute?
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Today is world AIDS day, so I’m joining other bloggers around the world, uniting in an attempt to harness the power of the blogosphere to make the world a better place and raise awareness.
For me, mothers and children affected by AIDS breaks my heart, so I’m sharing a couple of things online that I find particularly moving and… >>Continue reading World AIDS Day
Read moreInsurance. Just saying the word can raise your blood pressure and unless you’ve been residing under a rock, you should know that a rise in blood pressure is bad news! Imagine having to visit a doctor to receive the official notice of high blood pressure and then walking to the desk as the visit closes without the benefit of having insurance to help cover the cost of the visit and… >>Continue reading Health Insurance Benefits
Read moreI’m an independent contractor, which means many things (most importantly that I get to work from home). One of the down-sides of doing what I do for a living is that I’m not exactly given a gold watch and a retirement party when I reach 65. I’m also not contributing to a corporate matched 401K and anything I do has to be planned and carried out on my own (or… >>Continue reading Retirement Musings on Labor Day
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(ARA) – Working from home may provide many benefits, but a break from germs may not be one of them. Why? A recent workplace study revealed that desktops in home offices harbor more bacteria than desktops in traditional offices.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2006 American Community Survey, nearly 5.5 million Americans worked at home, accounting for approximately 4 percent of the total workforce. Thanks to… >>Continue reading Working from Home? So Are the Germs!
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