Officemates

One way I found to get through the chaos of the weeks before the break was to work from home on Fridays. I find that I get a ton done, and the change of routine really helps. The pets also like the change. My routine is to get up, throw on workout clothes (so I’ll remember to get some exercise) take the dogs for a quick walk, and sit down at the kitchen table at around 7a.m. Maeby loves me most when I’m at the kitchen table and swarms all over my computer.

Lola tends to sign dramatically and find a place to sprawl and Franklin and Lindsey entertain themselves (nap) in their beds.

Around 1 I take them for a walk and realize that it’s really nice out. So we relocate to the yard for the afternoon. Lola and Franklin enjoy basking in the sun then cooling off in the shade, and like patrolling the fence to ward off any ally-walking strange dogs. This has led to some interesting conference call questioning of the background noises.

Late in the afternoon we’ll go for another walk, I’ll realize it’s really really nice out and I’m still wearing clean running clothes, so I go for a quick run, finish up work and start the weekend. 

A different view and different coworkers can really improve the work day.