Do you love working from home or would you rather be in the office? Is there a balance of both that you like best?
working from home is an enormous blessing for introverts! I would love to be officially, permanently working remotely, forever and ever amen.
What’s the hardest part about working virtually for you? The easiest?
the hardest: my boss has a fascination with "bringing us back" and does so for the oddest, most flimsy reasons. The time we waste hauling our offices back and forth is outrageous.
the easiest: productivity! I get far more done when I am in my home office, working away without the distraction of my colleagues walking by and yapping at me, than I ever could in my fishbowl.
Do you have a dedicated office space at home?
Show us!
I do have a dedicated space - but for personal and professional reasons, I cannot photograph it.
Where do you work most frequently from at home? Your office? Your kitchen table? The backyard? Your bed?
Be honest, how often do you work from bed?
I do have a home office, as indicated above. I work from there unless I'm doing compliance tests—then I move out to the living room and sit in the sun so I can stay awake.
What did you eat for breakfast?
2 cups of Cheerios, 1/4 cup lightly salted roasted almonds and 1/4 cup Craisins (a mix of regular and lower-sugar)
What does your morning routine look like when working from home?
now that I no longer have a houseguest, I wake up, get dressed, make breakfast (including a pot of tea), put in contacts, brush teeth and hair, and start work - all within about 10 minutes
What’s your number one tip for combating distractions when working from home?
identify them and take them down, systematically. When I started working from home I was twitchy about a few different things, but I moved some things out of my work space and other things into it, and that seems to have made it easier to concentrate on the purpose at hand. I'm also more willing now to rely on my colleagues when I need help with something - so I don't get as bored or frustrated.
How do you stay productive and motivated working virtually?
I have something to prove every day, every week. Every time my boss calls to subtly (or decidedly un-subtly) question whether I am actually working. Every time a coworker snarks about needing to add paper to the office printer (I can't print at home, but I can print from home). Every time I see payroll direct deposited. I know I have something to prove, and I have to be grateful for a job—so I work my ass off.
What does your typical work from home uniform look like?
running shoes, yoga pants or running tights, long-sleeved t-shirt. Sometimes my outrageously long-sleeved baggy green cardigan if needed.
How many cups of coffee, tea, or beverage-of-choice do you have each morning?
4 cups of tea daily
Are you an early bird or night owl?
very strongly night owl who has converted, reluctantly
What about showers? Do you prefer morning or night?
night, only. Showering in the morning is too jarring.
What’s one thing the world could do to improve virtual meetings?
look at the camera, not at the screen, when you're talking
What’s your favorite flower or plant?
a snake cactus that I bought at the ethnic museum in town a couple of years ago
What’s your caffeinated beverage of choice? Coffee? Cola? Tea?
tea, then Coke, then super dark chocolate mocha with extra shots of espresso
What’s your favorite scent?
fresh plums
What’s the last great TV show or movie you watched?
Best book you’ve ever read?
maybe not the best, but another good one is The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
Best professional development book you’ve ever read?
If you could learn one new professional skill, what would it be?
medical coding seems to be worth knowing
If you could learn one new personal skill, what would it be?
legible handwriting
What’s your favorite way to get in some exercise?
walking the path
If you could write a book, what genre would you write it in? Mystery? Thriller? Romance? Historical fiction? Non-fiction?
literary fiction, or an anthology of poems
[from here; the title quotation is by George R.R. Martin, from A Game of Thrones]
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