Working at home is great in so many ways, but I do get a little lonely now and then. Sometimes I miss the camaraderie that’s part of a brick-and-mortar job. But since joining Twitter, I feel like I have a bunch of friends around all day! I’m having a great time with this social networking site, and want to recommend it to all of you at-home workers, if you’re not already signed up.

Updates to Twitter (which are called “Tweets”) are limited to 140 characters, so any messages you send take only a few seconds to write. I check in to the site regularly throughout my work day, but really only spend a total of 20 minutes there, so I don’t feel like I’m wasting time. On the contrary, these brief visits boost my mood and keep me in close touch with people I care about.

When you don’t have the distractions of the business world around you, you can drive yourself pretty crazy with work. Since there’s nothing to interrupt your concentration, you can find yourself working like a dog, and not enjoying it that much.

It’s important to take a break now and then, to look up from your work and refresh your mind. Twitter is a great way to do that! Just log in, see what your friends are up to right now, take a few seconds to write your current update, and then return to your labor with new energy!

One rewarding way I use Twitter is by using the search feature to find people I’d like to get to know better. If I meet someone on an online networking forum or newsgroup, I can follow them on Twitter and learn new things about them and their ways of working and living. It’s a rich source of tips, ideas, and encouragement and it’s constantly available.

And then, of course, it’s a terrific way to keep up with what your friends are doing. I love being able to stay in contact even though we are busy with our separate lives. Just a word or two from someone you care about can make all the difference to your outlook.

If you’d like to have just a little company as you work at home, check out Twitter! But, be sure to follow me.