We wake up at 5:30. I keep kenny pseudo-company while he gets ready, then he leaves at 6 am. I roll over and go back to sleep until 8:30. I get up, shower, take the puppy out, feed her, then eat some cereal. 9 am, I'm in my chair upstairs, "working" (though the first half hour of every day is spent catching up on blogs and forums and news). Over the course of the day I take clients calls while silently eating carrots, yogurt, oatmeal, frozen pizza and/or maybe another helping of cereal (I'm honestly polishing off a malt-o-meal bag every other day or so).
Note, while Kenny is gone I have no car. It's just me and Lucy.
I quit working at 5 pm and go back to forums and blogs and such. Kenny comes home at 6 or 6:30, at which point I attack him and won't let him leave my sight because he is the only human I have contact with. We cook dinner together, maybe go shopping (mostly so I can get out of the house- we don't really buy stuff most the time), watch either Friends or Firefly on DVD, then go to sleep around 9:30 pm. It's a thrilling existence.
I was anticipating not being able to focus. I think it's pretty undebatable that I am a naturally unmotivated worker. But I'd say I focus better at home than I did in the office. My mondays are always really hard for me to get going now, but I've been billing more client hours in Texas per week then I ever did in Utah.
What's difficult is the loneliness. If Lori or Becky isn't online to IM with me, I go crazy. All my social interaction comes through IM. Note: if you ever see me on IM and think it'd be nice to chat, go for it! If I'm not on the phone with a client (and sometimes when I am), I'm always up for virtual company.
I just realized I haven't left the house since church on Sunday, aside from walking Lucy to the mailbox right now. Maybe tonight we'll stir things up and go to Target for fun.
Random pic- Kenny and I at Butchart gardens on our honeymoon. Apparently I was pretty thin when we got married:
3 comments:
Ah, i do remember the lonely days of working from home in houston. Definitely has its perks and drawbacks alike. I am glad you're online to keep me company during the day though.
I am home all day...not even able to occupy myself with work, but merely sitting around the house, trying to pass these last 95 days quickly! If you're looking for some virtual company on AIM, my sn is snuffy1680.
Give me a call sometime; working from home is an acquired skill, and after doing it for years, there's things I really like and dislike about it. Sounds like the bottom line, though, is that you need to meet people. Can you get involved with your HOA, rec center, library, etc? If you don't take the newspaper, it might be good to start. Then you can get details on all the happenings around your area. We use that lots to know what's going on. Hang in there, it'll get easier.
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