1. Incipient madness So you thought it would be wonderful to get away from the interrruptions of the office and be massively more productive. What you didn’t reckon on was how quickly motivation can spiral down when there’s nobody around to help keep the momentum going. The horrors of the mid-afternoon slump can make you [...]
June 1, 2010 - 11:51 am
Tags: pet hates
Posted in Homeworking dilemmas | No comments
One day last week I returned to the computer after a short break to find the broadband connection had mysteriously disappeared. Putting it down to my technological cackhandedness, I waited for A to return from a meeting in the confident expectation he would get us back on in no time. But no, there was no [...]
April 7, 2010 - 4:39 pm
Tags: home offices, pet hates
Posted in Chitchat, News | No comments
Tomorrow’s the day we move out of this house…and become temporarily homeless and home office-less until the next house is available. We are unfortunately becoming accustomed to moving, but one’s mind mercifully blanks out between times the relentlesss grind of clearing, emptying cupboards and packing. Every time I am amazed that we have so much [...]
February 11, 2010 - 3:40 pm
Tags: pet hates
Posted in Chitchat | 2 comments
We’re currently looking for another house to rent in Frome, as our landlords have decided to sell up. It’s not nice having to face the prospect of packing up when you’re happily settled somewhere, but the situation isn’t exactly helped by the attitude of many letting agencies when they ask about your personal circumstances. It [...]
May 29, 2009 - 12:15 pm
Tags: pet hates
Posted in Chitchat | 4 comments
Yet another advantage of working from home is that it’s easier to have people to stay – as long as they understand you do actually work, that is, and aren’t there purely to act as their host and guide. This week we have had a very easy guest for a couple of nights. My cousin [...]
