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Working from home is usually great. It’s nice to simply walk upstairs to have lunch with my family. Having the flexibility to get some work done after-hours is awesome. Having my kids knock on the door and tell me about their latest accomplishment is priceless. Most days I can honestly say that there’s nowhere else I’d rather be.
Today is not one of those days.
My wife and I returned from our trip to Florida earlier in the week and we were blessed to have family pitch in and watch the kids while we were gone. Everyone said the girls were pretty much angels. While I love to hear that, what it means is that they’ve actually stored up all their naughtyness for our return home.
Screaming.
Crying.
Fighting.
And more screaming.
It’s downright awful. I feel bad for my wife who has to deal with it the most, while I lock myself in my office in an attempt to get work done. But my door can only block out so many decibels, and have moved to my favorite wifi hotspot for the afternoon. Now I’m trying to get some programming done and drinking a delicious Newcastle Brown Ale in an attempt to get back to the low level of stress I attained with a week away. Serenity now!
I really have no great profound advice to go along with this post, just that the flexibility we have to work from Anywhere (home) also gives us the flexibility to escape a temporary nightmare (aka hectic environment) with minimal consequences. In other words, if you need to get away, have a beer, and get work done…do it!
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Dave,
While my children are a little older than yours I still have the same issue. But it is so nice to be able to keep tabs on them all day and watch their development. My son just walked in and said Dad I just saw a scarecroach (cockroach) in the garage. Priceless.
Scarecroach – love it!
Really, the quiet afternoon away and the Newcastle got me back to the right frame of mind. As Gary V. would say, I'm ready to “crush it” now!
Ah yes, a person's “third place”, http://www.usatoday.com/life/2006-10-04-third-s….
I actually have two of them depending on where I am. If home I go to the local library. If I am up north, it's Brewed Awakenings, http://www.brewedawakenings.biz/.
Ah yes, a person's “third place”, http://www.usatoday.com/life/2006-10-04-third-s….
I actually have two of them depending on where I am. If home I go to the local library. If I am up north, it's Brewed Awakenings, http://www.brewedawakenings.biz/.