Comments on: Reader Challenge: Productivity in a “Mobile” Home Office

By: Mona

Mona — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:14:20 +0000

Hi Brandie,
I just thought I would let you know that after I thought about the ridiculousness of my mobile office situation I decided to create a stationary office area.
I also took the advice Mark offered about getting a collapsible table.
Things have been a lot better since I don’t have to move my “office” around everyday.

Thanks again for offering your advice as well!

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By: Mona

Mona — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:37:50 +0000

Your tips were very helpful Brandie. I will print these suggestions and keep them where I can access them quickly. I have the tendency to forget suggestions and fall right back in to the things that don’t work.
I didn’t realize that a bedroom office situation was a bad idea. The points you made about that made a lot of sense.

@Mark – thanks for your suggestions too. I like the idea of a small collapsible table. The office space you used for you Mexico trip would be doable for me.

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By: Mark - Productivity501

Mark - Productivity501 — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:30:32 +0000

I would try to get a fold up table or something that you can dedicate to be your work area. You can take it down when company comes or when you need to use the space for something else, but you need an area that you can normally leave setup for work. Otherwise much of your work time is going to be spent unpacking every day.

You may even be able to find a creative space in a closet or somewhere else that can hold your desk, but still keep it out of the way. I would still suggest trying to find a place where you can go that keeps you separate from the rest of the household activities.

We spent a few months in Mexico and I had a very small four foot plastic table and a folding chair that collapsed three times each day. Still this was better than trying to use the living room table or some other area where I would have had to move it a few times each day. (There were also the some unused maid’s quarters on the roof, but I decided it wasn’t worth battling the scorpions.)

You can see a picture of my Mexico desk toward the bottom of this post if you are interested: http://www.productivity501.com/my-current-working-desk/229/

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