Bling Your Home Office!

With the holidays coming up, your loved ones will be asking you what you'd like to receive for the holidays. There are also a ton of sales in every store -- so it is also quite easy to purchase some of your own *ahem* gifts. :)

So why not "bling" your home office a bit? When you work from home you may not have everything that a corporate environment has. You don't have a three thousand dollar color copier down the hall. Or a water cooler. But you can add some touches to make your work day much easier and you'll find that you are enjoying your work just a bit more. Isn't that what it's all about?

Air purifyer/air filter. Now this is one of my favorites. Many of us just don't realize the impurities that are in the air that we breathe. A good air purifyer/air filter to clean one room will often cost you less than fifty dollars and is worth its weight in gold. You'll have more energy and you'll find that you are getting sick less. If you have plants in that room, you'll probably also find that your plants seem perkier and happier too! Try a large office supply store or building supply place for a good deal.

Healthy treats. There is nothing wrong with working hard. There is something wrong with working so hard that you wind up eating all the wrong foods. Create your own stash of healthy treats for you to nosh on when you know the projects are going to be coming hot and heavy. You'll be glad to have healthy things like dried fruit, nuts, granola bars or other favorites to eat instead of gorging on that bag of chocolate chip cookies you picked up at the gas station. Best of all, you'll feel full of energy instead of lethargic and cranky. Invest in some healthy treats, and a nice box to hide them in!

CD player. Many work at home jobs have you feeling a bit isolated with no coworkers or other noise. It is nice to listen to the radio or some music while you work. Get a compact CD player that has a radio and add this to your work station. This is ideal as many types of music actually help you think. Research has shown that classical music actually makes you focus and think more intelligently.