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Who is Nexus Publishing? Originally from a small town called Darlaston – about ten miles north of Birmingham – I moved to West Sussex about ten years ago to help develop one of the first online retailers. Having recently moved to Shropshire I am now enjoying the working from home life in a semi rural location. I have been a freelance writer and journalist for about fifteen years. Eight of them were spent doing various other jobs such as bookshop assistant, print finisher and returns clerk for a large library supplier, with the writing taking up evenings and any of my spare time. As you can see, much of my life so far has been spent working with books and publishing of one kind or another. My time as an employee came to a conclusion some six years ago with redundancy, so I took the opportunity – and the money – to see if I could survive as a full-time freelance writer. That was five years ago. There have been some lean times – just ask my wife, Joanne. But after tasting the freelance life, there’s no going back.

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Eco Cleaners for Your Office

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

One of the great advantages of working form home is that you have complete control over your environment that includes keeping it clean. Everyone knows that traditional cleaning products can be damaging to the environment, but can the so called eco cleaners really offer an alternative?
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The Guardian newspaper wanted to test a range of eco cleaning products to see how effective they really are. The results were certainly mixed as were their prices. Expensive products certainly didn’t come out on top in their test.
Personally I don’t use any water-based cleaning products in my office as dust is more of a problem than anything else. My Mac seems to be a magnet for dust in the house as is the Microsoft ergonomic keyboard I use.

To keep the dust levels down I use the Pledge duster system. These are great as they actually pick up the dust from my desk and keyboard and hold the dust particles in the duster itself. When the duster is too dirty to pick up anymore you just throw this away. The duster comes on a handle to enable you to reach any nooks where dust might be lurking.

As you’re spending a large amount of your time in your home office it makes sense to keep it as clean as possible. Allergy suffers in particular can take control of their environment and ensure it remains healthy for them during their working day.

If any of you have cleaning tips you want to pass on here’s your chance.

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