Reclining Work

It was a strange week for work last week, like any of them are really normal these days. We had our ISP rolled over on Tuesday from comcast to qwest and had everything moved with it. Cable, internet, phones, cell phones, whatever.

So, as a guy that works at home, on the internet, it was a bit of a challenge for me. I was prepared for Tuesday and some downtime, but a Tuesday spent arguing about an incorrect modem (they sent one to connect a single hard wired computer, we have two of those and two to three wireless as well), followed by a Wednesday of no connection unless I was on the phone (a whole deal with the directtv phone stuff which was part of the package) left me a bit behind.

I have to say, the qwest tech, and the lovely automated phone system were nice enough to call me back a couple of times, letting me know they were 'working on it' and that finally 'they had resolved the issue'. This was especially pleasing since we had diagnosed and addressed it ourselves within 5 minutes of getting off the phone with unhelpful, but polite, tech. We were rocking and rolling, so what exactly they were working on, or eventually fixed, is beyond me.

Anyway, we did have to wait until Friday afternoon for a new modem, with a wireless router in it, to arrive. This left me working 3 days (I didn't hook up the new router until the evening) working as the only computer online, hardwired into the insufficient modem.

In one way it was neat, kind of good and productive. It is cool and somewhat dark down there and the boys didn't come down all day to disturb me. Normally (at least up until now, keeping in mind I have only really been full-time remote since the 4th) I work upstairs, in the living room, in my recliner. That's been okay, but in the mornings, the boys hang out for a good half hour/45 minutes, getting ready for the day, eating breakfast, stuff like that. And although they are fantastic for as young as they are about 'dad being at work' and 'not really there', that only goes so far.

And so it goes in a day. I am certainly productive and certainly get a lot done, but I often feel like I'm missing out, only because I can see the goings-on. On the flipside, I'm sure my boys wonder why I never get to do stuff they are doing during the day, regardless of the explanations of job and responsibility.

So, nearly a week of a different 'feel' and I am back in my recliner today, hooked up wireless, ready to roam and feeling pretty good about it. Today. I think I'm gonna mix it up a bit as we go and see how it all turns out. Funny part in all of this, I put a desk and power chord for my laptop back in the upstairs reading room (just behind the recliner I am currently planted in). I did so with the intention of using that spot for work, and had it ready to go 4th of July weekend, to start off the following Monday. 3 weeks later, I have yet to sit at that desk. Maybe this week....

Later-E