I hear this a lot. People who work from home often get bored and miss human interaction. I’ve puzzled over this for quite some time and I simply don’t feel this way. Why? I am a classic introvert. Not shy, mind you - but constant interaction with people is, frankly, exhausting. In other words, I am thankful for the opportunity of working from home because it’s perfect for me.

But I do have strategies for when I do want to spend time with people. The big one is I sit and do my work in the same room where my husband is studying. Here are some more ideas:

• Visit the social sites like twitter and plurk and interact with the people on your friends list
• Install a chat program and seek out some friends who may be at work to interact with
• Call someone - a dear friend, mom, sister…
• Join groups (writer groups, business groups) that meat once a week.
• Take classes, give classes, go to seminars
• Get a part time job in the work force

There are a lot of ways to satisfy your need for socialization. Luckily for me I don’t need to do this too often. I save my socializing for my personal life. But I do find interacting with other writers and other businesses to be inspiring so I mostly seek out like minded people online.

My favorite thing is to use sites like twitter and plurk because they give me just enough interaction without feeling overloaded. And, it doesn’t take up a lot of time. If I have a deadline and I need a break, for example, I find that five minutes on plurk is just enough to help me keep in touch with my internet friends.