True Confessions of a Telecommuter
So, what happens when a French major grows up to own her own Internet-based business? I'm glad you asked. Here's what my typical day looks like:
9:30 Wake up and crawl out of bed. This sounds like an outrageous time to wake up, until you read my last entry.
9:35 Log on
9:36 - 2:30 Read email, write email, check on production, talk on the phone until my arm is wobbly and my ear sweats.
2:30 Realize I haven't eaten anything today. Wander aimlessly through the kitchen, finally deciding to have a bowl of Golden Grahams.
2:35 - 4:00 Read email, write email, check on production, yell at the dog to be quiet while I'm on the phone.
4:00 Realize I haven't brushed my teeth or washed my face today. Actually do so if the phone doesn't ring for 5 minutes.
4:15 - 8:30 Read email, write email, check on production, take the phone off the hook.
8:30 Realize I haven't taken a shower today. Decide I can afford this little luxury if I put the phone back on and place it on the toilet next to the shower... just in case.
8:35 Phone rings, I turn off the water, wrap myself in a towel and plunk back in front of the computer dripping wet. Have a nice friendly chat with a client while half-rinsed shampoo dries in my hair.
9:00 Husband comes home, asks me if I'm still "in the office". I am.
9:00 - 10:30 Read email, write email, check on production, and talk on the phone over the din of Hubby's growling stomach.
10:30 Sneak into the kitchen when Hubby isn't looking. Tell him I've been slaving away at his Chipped Beef on Toast. "It's based on a classic Bechamel sauce. Very French. Very elegant. Can't be rushed, I'm afraid"
10:45 - 12:00 Eat SOS. Watch a nature documentary.
12:00 - 1:30 Send hubby to bed. Read email, write email, thank GOD it's too late for anyone to call, even from the West Coast.
1:30 - 2:30 Crawl into bed next to Hubby, who frowns and growls. Read a book until my emailing hands relax enough to let me sleep.
Could I ever go back to a job that required me to get up early in the morning, shower and dress myself, show up at some specific time and watch the clock for the next 9 hours? Puh-lease, I'm not *that* dedicated to my career!
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