The pounding rain beckons me to slip back under the covers and read a book while listen to the lilt of the water hitting pavement.
If one works at a home office, mere steps from one's bedroom, the siren's call of a position of repose can often be heard on an afternoon as one nods over the key board.
That is dangerous - but not nearly as threatening as this kind of day, when it takes nearly herculean focus to stay at the key board and not give in to the call of the rain drops.
You might think that a day when piles of snow are building up because it's pelting the earth with its errant whiteness would be a danger day. But you'd be wrong - that's the sort of day on which I thank my lucky stars that I have to cross a hall instead of driving across town to get to work. I dive in feeling happy that I can add the two hours that would be lost to clearing snow from vehicle and driveway and fighting snow drifts and slippery roads to reach my workplace.
This is definitely the most dangerous type of day for someone who is as inherently lazy as most writers are and as 'into' books as most writers are.
Warm bed + sloshing rain outside window + feeling of lethargy = danger Will Robinson (robot thrashes arms about).
Solution: close office door and keep blind pulled down over window so I can't see rain. Turn on squawk box in office to drown out lovely sounds of rain. Turn on faux fireplace to warm it up in here so warm bed not tempting.
Yeah - back on track and ready to roll into another productive Tuesday!
What about you fellow freelancers - what do you to fight this type of dangerous day? Or is a rainy day even a threat to your productivity?
I'd love to hear your thoughts on maximizing productivity from a home office.
Well, since a rainy day and a napping toddler can be DOUBLE TROUBLE, I try to switch it up during nap time. I usually close my eyes for a few minutes when she is first going to sleep with her in the Lazy Boy we have in her room. Then it seems that power nap helps. Then I grab a cup of coffee and sweet treat and sit down to the keyboard. If I get sleepy while the house is so quiet, I try to save a chore for this time like laundry, etc. because even though it takes me away from the keyboard, it is not as long of a time as it is if I nap and it is productive, too. :) I am not as productive in the winter. My parents come over a lot to babysit or my husband gets up in the morning so I can go to Panera Bread for a few hours away from my bed. But I tell you. . .I am so thankful also that I no longer have to go to work in the snow.
ReplyDelete