Words, words, words… In order to process all the words, I’ve constructed a brand new home office – and decided to take you on a tour!
Check out where all the words come into existence, and where the “magic” as it were, happens:
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Don’t forget to check back every night this month for another video – there are some pretty fun things coming!
With the shift this year in more people working from home, I have been one of the lucky few to experience this.
Estimated Reading Time: 4min
My main day job is school photography, and with all the shut downs of schools, we haven’t been able to get out there for most of the year!
So when restrictions in VIC eased in November, it was boots to the ground – lets smash out as many schools as we can with the remainder of the school year! Still sticking with Covid safe workplace procedures, we got laptops and were sent home with remote access to get cracking.
It has been an interesting month or so with this idea of ‘working from home’ in a job which was NOT the case before this year. There are pros and cons that i’ve found for working from home, and I’m going to share…
PROS
I find the process a lot more ‘chill’. I’m at home, so I’m relaxed and have access to my kitchen, music and snacks! 😛
My commute is only a few steps! That, I’ve enjoyed.
If I want, I can wear PJs all day long (which I dont, but having the option is great!)
I feel pretty productive (most of the time)
Using the instant chat for work, I still feel connected to my fellow workers. Plus, we have virtual meetings (usually 2 a day) so we’re checking in constantly with each other.
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CONS
The workload is gigantic! With so many schools to do in such a short time, we have ALL the work to do 😛 Careful what you wish for – that work would come back 😀 It just means more hours than normal, and making sure to keep the same standard as always with a bunch more balls in the air than normal.
I miss the atmosphere/buzz of being in the office with all the amazing people that I work with. They bring an energy that I love, so that’s something I miss.
Because of the above point, I feel that I might be a little less productive than in the office. There are so many more distractions in my house, than in the office (believe it or not, with all the shenanigans that go on in that place 😀 )
Being stuck in the house all day was hard to find a routine that worked for me. I’m a pretty social person, and now that I live on my own, the only company I have (if I don’t leave the house) is my own. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a riot to hang out with (according to myself), but I miss people, having a set routine, and ‘missing’ my house.
After a while, I’m finding my feet (only to get back into the office by early next year) and getting out with walks to the local Maccas, or nearby coffee runs. I’m finding where it fits – working at home, and getting used to a whole new routine.
For the past 5 months or so, I’ve been waking up whenever, going to bed late and doing all the writing- so it’s a bit of a change of pace!
Have you been working from home in this unusual season of life? What do you find are the pros and cons of that? I’d love to hear another ‘homers’ story!
With all the concern about losing jobs (thanks a bunch covid… not), and my current situation of being on stand down until schools go back (school photography woes… *cries a little*) I was considering jobs.
Not just jobs, the ones that you don’t actually have. I know, insightful right? Not really.
My spy weekly series – The Hannah Carmichael – recently wrapped up ‘SEASON ONE’ and I was looking back at some of the instalments (editing them, really). I found one that caught my attention.
In this instalment, Hannah Carmichael is casually making it look like she works somewhere, that she really doesn’t (such a novel idea for a spy :P).
It made me think. Is there a job that you’ve always wanted? Something you’d just start doing for FREE if you had the time/chance? Here in Aus, we do a thing called ‘work for the doll’ where if you’re still on government $$ for long enough, you have to do volunteer work. Proving that you’re not just bludging on the tax dollar and not bothering to look for work.
Granted, the WFD jobs aren’t usually glamorous or exciting, but if you had the chance to work in your DREAM JOB (even for free), would you?
Oh. My. Gosh.
I was a little crazy this past month.. I tried to fit about 2 months worth of work into 1 😛 😀 🙁
Doing a 2nd draft edit in the final before editors deadline was a little dumb, but I MADE IT!
I’m so proud of myself, but now I’m falling apart a little
*laughs, falls over, gets back up and laughs again*
Now that my manuscript is officially with the editor, I can focus on some other stuff – like reading!
I’m excited to have a bit more free time (Of course, work never stops and I still have another 500 things I’m working on and doing), and I’ve decided to give myself a week off! In my break I have a few DIY projects in mind, and a whole pile of books to read through!
Hopefully, I can get around to filming a TBR list for Sept/Oct – and yes, I’m combining those because September is almost over, and I don’t see the point in putting together a list of 2 books 😛
What are the books you’re reading, or want to read right now? Share, and give me some ideas 😀
I will NEVER eat snails… I just won’t. Hopefully, I’ll also never ‘eat’ a bullet… BUT, over the last few months, I’ve noticed that I have something in common with BOTH of these things…
Apparently, I have two ‘work modes’.
I either go at snail pace and do almost nothing whatsoever, OR I do Way too much and smash through ALL the work – like a bullet.
Neither of these is a good thing. There should always be a happy medium. I’ve tried to get that going, but no matter how I try, I always want to do the fun stuff that doesn’t need to be done for another four months. I get easily distracted by the fun, shiny, and interesting jobs, and leave the tedious ones. So, when it comes to deadlines for them, I have to do overtime just to get it sorted.
Snail pace is fun – because I get to do nothing, watch TV, read books or just hang around and eat – but it leads to my deadlines sneaking up on me. After about a week, I feel all the regret for pushing off my work. If there was a way to be a snail, like Turbo, I think life would be a heck of a lot easier.
I am always striving to find a middle ground, so maybe you can help me out?
What are some ways that you find a good work balance?
PLEASE HELP ME OUT!
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