katherine sanders wrote:
I got to wondering if other people have special rituals or procedures they do to separate their time, particularly those who work at home.
I'm pretty casual about my "hours", that's one of the reasons I work from home after all, but I do have a sort of routine. Get up, get breakfast, read email, get dressed. Then the _daylight hours are for sewing_, until around 4pm when I quit to do household stuff like prep dinner. I find it difficult to work after dusk, even with good lighting indoors.
I take breaks as often as I want to, or need to (arthritis) depending on my workload. I run a pretty quick turnaround time for orders and I know how long it takes me to make each item, so I know whether I can screw around the rest of the afternoon or whether I better get the dress finished so it can be mailed. Generally, I try to divide my time into large chunks. I will sew for several hours when the light is good, and I promise myself computer games after supper. You get much more done when you're not hopping all over trying to do several things. I also keep a list of "jobs" so I can stay on top of the workload, and cross those off when they're finished.
I sometimes put tv on in the background (how much of that do you really need to *watch*?) or plug in a bunch of renfest music, but generally I'm not a tv person.
My husband is very supportive of my efforts, and during crush times he helps by overlooking the condition of the house and fixing ( or bringing home) dinner for us.
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