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Up until a month ago, I worked from my kitchen table. I would set up my laptop on the table and work, and remove the laptop for meals. This arrangement worked fine for a couple of years, my only complaint was having to constantly dismantle the computer so my family could eat. Now I work on a folding table set up in a corner of my dining room, or outside on the back deck.

Many of my fellow writers and bloggers couldn’t work with this arrangement, as they need to be in a room with absolutely no distractions. I agree this would be the ideal situation. I don’t have a spare room or office at this juncture, so I make do with what I have. Also, the majority of my writing is done in the morning when my son is asleep, in the evening after he’s in bed, or when he’s in preschool or day camp. I’m not usually distracted.

I don’t need a whole lot of room to spread out. I have my laptop and every now and then a piece of paper or a book to use as reference. Our spare bedroom, which isn’t big enough to fit a desk or even table, does have a file cabinet for contracts and other important documents. Most of the time I only need my laptop.  I can work at the table, the library, Starbucks or my front steps. It doesn’t make a difference to me if I have an office or not.

So my question to you is, where do you work? Can you function while your kids are playing around you, or do you need to lock yourself up in an office undisturbed? Does it really make a difference whether you have a well-equipped home office or work from the kitchen table?

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