Working from home

I am working from home today. And contrary to popular belief (i.e. Julie’s) this does not mean lounging around in my old holey sweatpants and watching Olympics all day. I actually work.

The pros of working from home are:

o no traffic to contend with which means I get to sleep an hour later.
o no interruptions, so I get much more done
o I can work in my sweatpants and slippers.
o Don’t have to put make up on
o Don’t have to order takeouts for lunch

The bad thing about working from home:

o I can’t stay online all day (dial up costs a fortune in SA because our internet connectivity is powered by ibexes and windmills.)
o This is bad because I can’t check up on my fave blogs and bb’s.

Tips for working from home: (based on personal experience, five minutes ago)

o Be careful when you eat your cheese and tomato sandwich with one hand while working with the other. If you are not careful, your tomato will slide off your sandwich and land on your documents from which you are working. Don’t stress. Pick up the offending piece of tomato and put it back on your sandwich. Carry on eating. You will be left with pieces of tomato on your document with nothing to wipe it up. As no one can see you, just lick the pieces of tomato off your document. Voila! Then be thankful you are working from home and no one saw you lick your documents. Or that you are wearing sheepskin slippers, old sweatpants with the crotch hanging down by your knees and your husband’s T-shirt. Oh and a brown thermal scarf because your neck is cold.

Comments

[Janine]

HARHARHAR. Larfing and larfing at "windmills and ibexes" line. And image of you in brown, licking documents.

[Julie]

I want Tertia to lick my every document. Also my ibex.

[Sheena]

ha ha.... U keep me sane, you really do. I always feel so normal when i read your blog!

[Tertia]

Mental note to self: Do NOT pop out in aforementioned attire as you WILL bump into ex boyfriend. (I did however take the slippers off, but the low hanging pants remained).

[Janis]

Hubba Hubba you sexy thang!

grrrrrrrrrooooooooowwwwwwwwwwl

I'm sitting here in a pair of white with green polka dots jammie bottoms. T-shirt is a fab multi color tie dye. Hair up in a clippie.

We ought to start a fashion magazine.

HAHAHA ;)

[Julia]

I have to object: I wholeheartedly agree with Julie's definition of working from home. Though I have actually showered today... before lunch even!

Are you going to be doing this more often?

[DMouse007]

I love working from home. Far less stressful.

No-one laughs if my top is inside out (and yes, I did go to work with an inside out top).

There aren't any photcopiers at home to set fire to (same client. I spilled tea on my documents and so went to recopy them. And set fire to their photocopier).

Although Julie is on to something with her definition too. It isn't like I work ALL day when at home........

[Sherry]

I also love working at home. Although, unlike my fellow home-working comrades, my output is directly related to my bodily cleanliness factor. I must shower early, or I won't get a thing done. That doesn't mean that I don't prance around in overalls, t-shirt and sans makeup.

[dish]

Ooh, I love cheese and tomato sandwiches! Mmmm, now I am hungry. Gosh, I'd work at home in a minute for a cheese and tomato sandwich. What's that, you say? I can take one to work? Bah! Then I could not lick my paperwork when they fall apart (as they always do).

[Kristine]

I have a hard time working from home. I'm too easily distracted. Come to think of it, I have that problem at work too......

[Debe]

I'm no good at working at home or at work, but I'm glad I have dsl in both places, can't imagine internet powered by windmills

[Menita]

I have to work from home the next few days and so far all I have done is schedule my naps. Then plan the food.
Whatever time is left over will be divided into blogs (70%) and work (30%).
I may lose my job very soon.

[DeAnn]

You don't even lounge around in holey pants *a little*?