One thing did work---I did stay in my pj's.

I never thought I would admit this.  I have dreamt that I could be one of those people that could just roll out of bed, hop on the computer and work from home with ease.  I am not one of those people.  God help me for saying this but I am more efficient in the workplace.

Today, Laurel was at home sick.  (Yeah, I know...last week Rachel, then a snow day and then this day.  My attendance has been less than stellar.)  Laurel had a fever over the past couple of days so there was no possibility of Ching or me calling halfsies for the day.  Ching took yesterday and I stayed home with Laurel today.  I brought home my laptop thinking that I would definitely get work done.

Laurel is incredibly easy to take care of when she is sick.  (If she isn't throwing up and thankfully she wasn't), All she wants to do is stay on the couch with the Ipad and television with various snacks.  First of all I couldn't just roll out of bed and start to work.  I was sitting on the couch with Laurel until 9:30.  I would play that game of "okay, in 5 minutes, I have got to get up and get started".  One thing did work---I did stay in my pj's.

I can't get comfortable with the laptop...I feel like I have huge man hands with this little keyboard.  There is no mouse--because I didn't have my standard right click capabilities, I had to call someone at work to ask how to copy and and paste a screen shot onto an e-mail.  I am pretty sure that any credibility that I had in the office yesterday will be gone tomorrow.

As I am trying to focus, I am looking around, just hoping for something else to seem more important that I must do... going through a stack of old mail, clean out the fridge..."hey our dining room lamp needs a dusting!"  I am having the hardest time focusing and the chair is killing my ass.  (No shit, perhaps that running yesterday really paid off.)

Selfishly, I miss some of the interaction of the office.  Some people think I am funny---Laurel doesn't think I am that funny unless she is using me for a ride or a gogurt.  There is something that is incredibility fulfilling of having a quick comeback and then hearing laughter.  This is also balanced out by some people avoiding eye contact because I don't exude warmth.  I am trying to work on that.

I wish I could work from home--it is just not for me.  Or it is only for me when the girls are sick.  (I am absolutely not siding with that woman at Yahoo...you know that woman that probably is a terrible Scrabble player.  (Jesus, double Stanford grad and these are your words?  You must suck at Scrabble. 11/28/12))

So...since my butt felt so bony earlier perhaps I should have some ice cream.  Should eat it quickly, I have to get up and go to work tomorrow.