Work

I've been working from home for four weeks now, and you know what? It's pretty much just as awesome as expected. Some random thoughts on the arrangement:

• Lola is finally getting used to having me around all day. For the first couple weeks, she would come pester me every hour or two, but she's been pretty good this past week.
• One of the best things about working alone is that I have complete control over the environment. I can listen to podcasts if I want to without disturbing anyone.

I haven't got much work-work done this weekend, except for a three-hour burst around midnight last night.

So far today, I've been focusing on little things: cleaning the apartment, scanning and shredding documents, doing laundry. Some days, I need this a lot more than I need to get the big stuff done, for my own sanity. I've been carrying about 20 items over from one daily todo list to the next, and it often feels like I'm not getting anything accomplished. Read more »

This week, I'm working from home home - my parents' house in the suburbs of Buffalo. My brother is getting married this Saturday, and I came up on Thursday for his bachelor party this past weekend. Rather than making the trip twice, I'm staying through the week and working from here for a few days.

This is the longest I've worked remotely. Once in a while, I'll work from my apartment for part of the day if I have a doctor's appointment or something like that, but I've never done it for three solid days like this. I thought it would be great, but it's kind of weird. Read more »