Daily Grind

Shelter in place does not affect my daily routine. Whatever the status of my employment, undertaking or endeavor, I keep a schedule and approach it like any job. When things get off track I reassess and realign by making adjustments to my calendar, which I usually have planned out on weekdays and look something like this:

Of course it varies and there are days when I don’t adhere to any structure. Sometimes I’m shooting at the moving target that is motivation. But practice and maintaining a structured routine is essential for me.

After his second day of WFH (Work From Home; the abbreviation is all over messaging right now) last Tuesday, Martin’s home office rundown: “The order is a little different. I work. I eat breakfast, then I take a shower, work, eat lunch, work, then I have a beer.”

As for the two of us being together 24/7, we get along well and kerfuffles of any kind are resolved right away. We’re homebodies anyway, so having to stay home more is not the worst thing for us. The only change is sharing our living room and desk corner as office space.

We had gotten a piano in February, and Martin made a piano stand from scratch. It also functions as a table and desktop. He finished it just in time for it to be my new work space by the window.

All this talk about work and space brings to mind a great movie about just that, Office Space, a cult classic that satirizes everyday work life of 90’s a tech company and culture. It’s funny because it’s true. And maybe it’s also sad because it’s true; not much about tech company culture seems to have changed really.

In case you need a break from WFH, there’s always cute bear cub videos to space out on.