Some drawbacks of working at home

Ready to abandon the office to work at home? Before you do, remember the hum drum, or no hum drum, can become mind boggling.

Consider this:

Isolation: One of the biggest challenges of working from home is being alone, all day, every day. Try to break up your day with junkets outside the house. Your local coffee shop could make for a nice, occasional offsite working spot.

Punch a clock: The tendency to forget to set, and stick by, working hours is not something you want to make a habit. Commit to a firm start and end time for your work day. Break that commitment only in emergencies. When you punch out, don’t punch back in until the next day.

Distractions: Housework, errands, kids, pets — these can’t be allowed to become a distraction. To be productive, you must make a commitment to being at work while at home.

For small business people, sharing office space is a possibility. This can put business owners in a work setting with other busy bees.