I am not big on New Year’s Resolutions. Generally, I believe that if you realize you want or need to make a change in your life or behavior, you need to do it at the time your realize it. Why wait?

However, the beginning of a new year is an awfully convenient time to evaluate where you are and figure out where you want to go and how you want to get there.

So in the spirit of convenience and the need for a topic to write about, here is my list of Home Office Resolutions in no particular order!

1. I resolve to shower and get dressed most days before I go to the home office.
2. I resolve to exercise 1-4 times a week or when it is convenient. (Whichever comes first)
3. I resolve to be genuinely interested in my job and be very disciplined in my performance of it.
4. I resolve to put my family first and keep the door to my home office closed when I am not supposed to be in it.
5. I resolve to be funny. Okay, at least I resolve to be funnier… that shouldn’t be too hard considering my starting point.

Happy 2007! Good luck with your resolutions. Feel free to share yours in the comments section.

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Happy 2006! Okay, so it's been 2006 for a couple weeks now. I have been trying to finish out 2005. It just took a little longer than I expected.

I predict that this the year that Home Office Blues will take off. Why? For three reasons: 

1. I have pulled out of some projects that were taking up time and going nowhere.
2. I can think of a lot of good important material that will fit in this space.
3. There are a lot more people working at home and telecommuting.

Check out this article: http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=30&sid=668907.

Fairfax County, Virginia reached its goal of converting 20% of its eligible governmental workforce to telecommuters. This is signicant for several reasons. First, commuting in Northern Virginia sucks. (I know it sucks everywhere, but it really sucks in Northern Virginia). Second, this is a governmental organization restructuring work requirements to save taxpayer money and the environment (just look at the statistics on road usage and pollutants). Third it is a good example of how things can work in the private sector.

I think 2006 will be the year of the telecommuter and I am excited about it.