Also, on the Examiner.com web site …
I just came across this Motherhood 101: How to stay professional as a work-at-home–mom article.
I love the “Get out of Bed” image. I almost stole it for this posting. 
This article points out a serious hurdle when you first start working at home, and though the writer is pointing out the need to remain professional at home (a very good point…) there is also a reality here that until you live it, you simply can’t realize the potential problem, and that is — when you work at home, when you wake up… you are at work.
In her article, Kristen Schnurman makes several other good points and it is worth reading, but the potential for your energy to be sapped from you in a matter of months, because you aren’t’ aware of the stress level that comes from never leaving the work place, shouldn’t be over looked.
I’ve seen more freelancers succumb to this environmental problem than any other. It is never– not being able to find enough work; if you read the comments and project descriptions often enough, you will find that employers often specify that they want someone who can “finish” the job — often they are referring to (though they probably don’t know it at the time), this burn-out problem every freelancer is going to run into who has chosen to work at home.
Trust me, it is kinda creepy, looking at a stack of work sitting on your desk, which will net you more in a week than you made in two-weeks at your regular job, and simply not being able to start on the stack of work, and having no reason in your mind, which makes sense, for being unable to do the work.
So, be aware of this, follow Kristen Schnurman’s advice about staying professional and vigilant, and keep aware of your own mental state.
