Working From Home

My office is going under renovation and all of us have been asked to work from home this month.

I am typing this from my new "home office" - set up from stuff I "stole" from work last Friday. Well, it wasn't exactly stealing - I was openly dragging office furniture and supplies into my car. Colleagues asked me whether I'm literally taking my office home with me. Well, I had to because I live in a bachelorette pad and the only thing that works properly in my house is the bed (i.e. it is not broken). Anyway I'm now looking at this work table I lugged home from office with my two bare hands. Sometimes, I know not my own strength...

For the record, I am rubbish at working from home because I'm not a super disciplined person. If I am a horse, my owner will probably make me wear blinders all the time so that I won't run wild in all directions. Anyway, here's how my first day went....

DAY ONE:

9.15AM: This work from home arrangement is actually apt for today because I just got back from KL early this Monday morning - 1am - after a looooooong party weekend so I really needed extra sleep. Since I don't have to go in to the office, I got up at 9am sharp to drag my ass to my "home office".... which is 4 meters away from my bed! This means, every day I can sleep in 2 more hours. Hmm.. this may not be so bad after all.

9.30AM: It's really quiet. Switched on the TV. Martha Steward is teaching Jason Priestley how to poach an egg. (Tip: Must create a vortex by stirring the hot water constantly so that the eggs don't stick together.)

11AM: On a work day, no matter how sleepy I am, once I get dressed and had my makeup/hair done, I'm ready to play work minion (since I look like one). But in my pee-jays (and looking like a slob), like right now, I just want to sleep.

1PM: The peril of working from home is, food is inaccessible. There are no restaurants or any grocery store within walking distance from me. The only thing in my kitchen is instant noodles.

1.30PM: Drove to a supermarket and tried to stock up but I have no idea what to buy. So I ended up buying eggs - to put in my instant noodles. And a box of cereals. Sigh. Will I ever get to eat char kway teow and chicken rice for lunch again?

2.30PM:  Going on a conference call now. How should I do it? Ok, hooked up ear piece to mobile phone. Sprawled across couch. Notebook on my tummy.

3PM: Still in conference call. Watching Pinoy drama series on Channel 5 on mute.

4PM: Conference call ended. . I nodded off twice and accidentally dropped out of the call coz I dropped the phone.

5PM: Urgh. BORED!

5.30PM: I think I'm a bit smelly. I didn't take a shower nor combed my hair. Still in jammies.

6.30PM: Do I log off now? What is the "knocking off" procedure? Who do I say goodbye to?

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Sigh... I actually miss my organized mess at work.....