So I'm officially working from the 'home' office. Not even a little. More like ALOT! So much that I didn't even unload the dishwasher this morning - and realized tonight when I went upstairs that I hadn't been up there all day. Cool!
However - as I discovered today during my first 'high pressure' crank it out day, there ARE some downfalls.
a.) The IT guy is my husband. Via IM. From his office. (He's smart, but he's not really an IT guy btw.) And while at an official real office job, you're super duper nice to the IT guy because you KNOW that you'll need his help somewhere down the line - not so much for IT husband.
As I wrote in all capitals FORK THIS PRINTER! Or something close to that - angrily in my IM message box, I did feel a little bad about it. But I was frustrated and stressed, and I know that it would take alot of $$ and time to divorce me... Oh and I think he might love me a little, however there was no love in our terse phone conversation which began with him saying "I am trying to HELP you"..
b.)Having a cat as an assistant. Yeah - no good. He does not know discretion. I.e. If I am in the middle of a phone call or feverishly inputting important things - good assistants would make themselves useful or scarce. They do NOT jump into the middle of your business and stick their butt in your face and get their fur stuck to your lip gloss. Repeatedly. Plus it's very hard to 10 key or make coffee with cat paws.
c.) Snacking.I knew this would be trouble before making the leap.. but jeesh! I was starving today and wisely have rid the house of pretty much anything good that I might like. Oh, but how could I have forgotten chocolate granola bars for the kids!! I might need to get a nanny cam or something to keep me honest!
d.) Finding toys, drawings, pens without lids etc.. all over the place. I constantly shriek when the kids are home "This is Mommy's Office! Not a place for toys and playing!" But the lure of the zen sand garden is just too much I guess. No worries, zen sand garden will be raked clean in short order I'm sure. Thank goodness the carpet is sand colored.
Now I have to go find the cleaning crew... oh wait.....
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I feel the home office pain with you Kimberly - but so very proud of you for taking the leap. The snack thing is my downfall too. I have found locking the pantry to work - I must think twice about that snack when I have to find the key to unlock the pantry. And my assistants are 2 dogs that don't see why I want them to move when they both sleep in the doorway to my file closet - guess I should be grateful they are not in my lap or buts in my face :-) Love reading your blogs, they make me smile.
ReplyDeleteI like your insight...however I have one question...cat hair in the lipgloss? Lipgloss? Home office????
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