Another day of working at home. Don is home with me today as his company has developed an alternative schedule to accommodate the seasonal slow down as well as the COVID-19 related slow down. It was nice to not have to get up and get his breakfast made and have him out the door by 7, especially since I no longer have the 4 minute commute to the office, or a 5:30 AM spin class to go to…I got to stay in bed until 7:55…and I was still at work on time. Don even helped with breakfast today! He made…
Crazy-O-Meter Preparing for Pandemic Day 5
This might be a good time to explore the levels of craziness that I will undoubtedly experience as we go through social distancing and possibly full on quarantine. See day two post when I was just going crazy, and day three when I was stir crazy. Let me just preface this with I really try not to be a potty mouth… but desperate times call for desperate measures. Let me also just say, I hope I don’t end up in purple zone. My kids probably also hope I don’t end up in purple. According to my spouse however, he is…
No Mascara Day 4….and Educator guilt
The bright side of having my office in my kitchen is the fact that I don’t have to change out of my work out clothes, or put on mascara. I did feel a little odd when I decided to take a lunch break…I don’t usually do that…to go for a run. Ordinarily when I take a lunch break I tell my work wife, or leave a post it note on my door that says ‘taking lunch’. In a work from home situation…does one post that on Facebook… “Out to lunch”…I mean…I had my phone with me so I could respond…