Working From Home

I took today as an opportunity to work from home. To some people this may sound like a fancy way of taking a day off and not calling it a vacation day. I can attest that this is not true. I did more work today than I could have done, had I stayed at the office. I spent this morning doing my application for the Blogging Specialist with Ecumenical Women. Although that was not technically work, I then started on my "work" for WSCF. I am still working the Centennial Edition of Student World. I read about 20 or 25 articles today. These are articles that I have selected and made photocopies of. Some were terribly interesting, others were just terrible. I am trying to take the 200 or so articles that I have picked out down to less than 20. It is hard task.

I did not really take a lunch break, as I read these articles while I ate today. I did not take a tea break. I did not spend time talking to colleagues. Although I have stopped my work for the moment, since I did not get everything done that I need today I am planning to spend tonight working on one last thing. I am preparing a funding application that is due while I will be out of the office. Working from home does have it's perks. I did not put on real clothes until I went downstairs to cook lunch at 1:30 pm. I could listen to my music while I read. I could lie in bed and read. I did not have to worry about anyone interupting me with another task. That is why I chose to work from home today. I needed the chance to really focus in a way that I cannot while I am at "work."

Tomorrow will be my last day at the Ecumenical Centre for an entire month. I am excited for my French class, but I am sad that I will not be able to see my friends and colleauges for a month.