A journey in working from home: a step forward

So, I talked before about using a word document (with a task list) and a motivational song to help get me through assignments. These have helped quite a lot, but I’ve found that I’m not surfing through life. I’m staying afloat.

The positives are that I’ve had the courage to at least look at what I have to get done (this is an ongoing struggle against procrastination). I’ve got a list of obligations and deadlines that I am sticking to. I’ve been getting tasks completed on time. I am happy with this, the fact that I’m doing the requirements of what I need to do is something to celebrate.

Still, things could be going better. Working from home has been hard. Home is not my workplace, and I don’t like making it my workplace. I need somewhere to rest and relax. Having a set work spot in my home has helped, but there’s still something about my setup that I find really hard. I don’t know exactly what it is. Maybe it’s the fact that my whole week is unanchored. I don’t go out to a physical location, do something, and then return home. I never knew I’d miss that so much.

The thing I really hate is that I feel like I could have made more out of my time working at home. It’s not over yet though, I’ve still got a chance to get motivated and productive. Now’s the time to hang in there and smash this out. We can do this!