Day Three Working From Home

The kids are on spring break from school this week. And, quite frankly, they will be on spring break for a while after the schools called classes off indefinitely. They will reevaluate the situation every couple of weeks, but they are not expecting any movement on that for six to eight weeks. Last week, they made a decision to have most of us administrative staff folks work from home. So, here I sit with the kids all week.

At first, the thought of working from home seemed great. After all, we are getting ready to move so, during the times I am not working, I could knock out some stuff to get the house ready for sale. It seems like a good idea, right? Boy howdy, it has been quite a few days. Yesterday was non-stop with my phone, now nicknamed "The Trolley" going off until late into the night. Why "The Trolley" you might ask? It is an iPhone with the ding, ding for text messages. So, when it goes off, I incessantly yell, "There's the trolley!" Hey, you have to have fun with some things, right? What I thought would be somewhat relaxing turned into a need to find a better solution. Today, I did just that.

Home Office v1.0

I had been working in the living room. I typically work on homework while I am just relaxing with my wife and watching, nay listening, to the television. Thus, it was a simple thought that I would set up shop in the same place. Let me tell you, it sent me into an anxious fervor for the past couple of days. When I got back to the house this morning after taking care of a work issue, I decided today was the day to change things. I cleaned off the table downstairs and, for now, this is where work and homework will take place. Upstairs is a place to relax; downstairs a place to work. Honestly, it worked. I feel much more relaxed today than I have the past two.

Time will tell if this is the solution. After all, we are only on day three of this teleworking environment. It is much easier to leave the house, go to work, focus on work, and then come home to relax. Bringing work into my sanctuary is something I thought would be easy. Boy, was I in for a complete and utter shock!