I've been working from home as a journalist/freelance writer for about 18 months and, while I thoroughly enjoy being home, there are some definite drawbacks to not going into an office.
You never have to miss an episode of Dr. Oz.
I forget how to talk to people face-to-face.
Getting "dressed up" means not wearing pajama bottoms and a T-shirt.
Going to Wal-Mart for milk and glitter becomes the highlight of your day.
I hope these words of free advice help you decide whether you want to stay shackled to a desk or become one of the many Americans living below poverty level. Either way, my prayers are with you.
This is hilarious. It's scary how similar our days are. Only my wake up time is 7am to make breakfast and take my daughter to school. And 10pm is family bedtime, which means time for me to start writing, AKA reading other people's blogs. Which is why I'm commenting on your blog at 11:37pm and not posting an entry on my own blog. Procrastinating is fun.
I am so glad that I am not the only person for which pyjama bottoms and a t-shirt is the staple outfit for most days. I am actually relieved. At least you have the guise of working from home, I am actually unemployed so I just seem like a bum, albeit a qualified one.
I wish I could put this advice into action, like, yesterday. That water cooler picture is amazing. I need one of those, except I'll really fool people, because it will be a regular water jug filled with vodka.
That's an even better idea.
I can't decide what cracks me up the most. 9:00 to 9:10 at the gym, wake up 7, and out of bed 8:30… The five minutes you spend eating something… The 90 minutes of awesome. I don't know. I love your work day. Trade?
I don't know. My schedule's pretty full.
Haha! You are hilarious! And I love South Park. I wish I could stay home all of the time, but I do notice that when I do, like in the summers, I am sick and tired of everybody at home and just want to GET OUT. But then I miss it when I go back to school. Why would you wake up at 7 a.m. if you don't have to?! I'd sleep in until at least 11 a.m.
I get up at 7 so I can stay in bed for two hours. I know. It isn't logical.
I love it. I haven't forced myself to do any work in almost two weeks. Dreading my next paycheck!!