Tele-commuting

January 6, 2010 | Filed Under Main | 7 Comments

I must say that there is something very enjoyable about working in my sweats with a cup of coffee by my side. I don’t have to shower or dress. I just log in and sit in front of my computer all day – as if I were playing WarCraft or something.

However, there are drawbacks. You need to have a work space. I have files and piles of paper I need to work off of, so I need to spread out a bit. Need a place for pens and a calculator and a place for files. I don’t have this yet. The house has been fully re-arranged for the holidays and there is no room to move. Once the tree is out and the ornament boxes are away, I can re-organize the tragedy that is my “reading room” (a small sliver of a room that houses my clothes, all the CDs, 80% of the books in the house and some toys… and is painted red!). That will be a miserable day for all denizens of the house so it must be planned.

Second problem is – distractions. If you are a parent and have young children home for school vacation – you know what I’m talking about. I have a puppy… and the other two dogs who spend their days with us. They play together. Alot. Usually right under my feet while my son – the puppy’s owner – dreams his dreamy dreams in another room. So concentration becomes very difficult. In the Spring when the temps reach above freezing, it will be much easier. Right now? It is a very crowded, sometimes noisy little workspace. Sort of like having a desk in the monkey cage at the zoo. Not all the time, mind you. Just when you plan on doing something.

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7 comments so far
  1. Tommy January 6, 2010 7:37 am

    I have often dreamed of having a work space or an office. I had a cubicle at my last job and a work bench in a garage at my job before that but never an office where I could put my pens and calculator wherever I wanted. Even at my current job if my boss comes in early he will rearrange my area to his liking. Of course i will change it back but all this means is the space isnt mine. or that my boss is an idiot. either way keep us posted on the completion of the work space so i can live my dreams vicariously through you.

  2. jewaira January 6, 2010 1:12 pm

    Happy New Year

    Looks like you’re going to have to get used to living/working around family again :)

  3. mburma January 6, 2010 6:25 pm

    Happy New Year, Jewaira! Yes – I have learn a new style, but I’m looking forward to it. :-)

  4. Mike January 7, 2010 12:32 pm

    Sort of like working in the monkey cage at the zoo?? Welcome to my world! I feel like the attendant of the monkey cage here at the college…I swear, I don’t know how these people function. Here is an actually conversation I had with a PARENT yesterday…Me: What is your son’s name? (Looking to be able to pull up his payment history). Parent: Joe… NOTHING ELSE! Really?? Like we don’t have 150 Joe’s among our 6500 students! And forget about them offering you any information that would make it easier to help them..I feel like I am pulling teeth every second trying to figure these people out!

  5. mburma January 8, 2010 2:01 pm

    “Joe”? I like that.

  6. terry January 8, 2010 6:45 pm

    hey try working with 6 bunnies!! It’s hard to talk on the phone when they all decide to chew on their cardboard boxes at once :-)

  7. mburma January 9, 2010 7:56 am

    Six bunnies?! What do they do – multiply?