Working from home- is it for you?

I have worked from home and from an office and I still don't know which one works best. I think it is completely dependant on the personality and the environment. Then there is the question of children. If you have small children at home throw everything out the window and forget about it! Small children don't stay in one room or on one floor. They open closed doors and close opened ones. They don't respond well to "can you be quiet please- just for a minute". They don't understand that you're going to work when you didn't go anywhere at all. My daughter used to ask me if I was joking when I would say "daddy has to work now".

The other problem for me with the home office, is the attire. I cannot make myself feel good about my work, when dressed in sweat pants and sporting yesterdays shave. I have tried, but I have to at least have some khaki pants and a company golf shirt to feel like I'm working.

God bless you if you are able to work from home with children or with your PJ's as your attire. I envy those who can concentrate and stay motivated through circumstances like so. I would love to work at home- the convenience is so nice. To have one office instead of two is an envy for my organized brain. To have no commute time works wonders for my efficiency mentality . To have free coffee, and 3 squares per day couldn't be more convenient. Maybe the time will come again when I can venture back home, but for now you'll catch me at the office- the one down the street.