“Yes, sure. I’ll go ahead and get started.”
It’s a line I’ll often use on the phone with a client. A lot of times I’m sitting in my home office when I say it. Above me I can hear footsteps and a baby making massive amounts of noise.
Even though we have more space in our house, and things are a bit more spread out, sound carries. My office isn’t exactly a sound-proofed recording studio.
Working out of the home we bought last April is leaps and bounds ahead of working out of the 1-bedroom apartment that my wife and I moved from. Even so, headphones and quality computer speakers are still my best friend. When the sounds of infant-hood rear their head, I have a way to continue my work.
While it’s often distracting, working from home with a baby has a massive amount of benefits.The best part of working from home, is the lunches. On the days that my wife doesn’t work, I walk upstairs and see my boy for a few minutes that I wouldn’t otherwise get.
No matter what’s happening that day, he’s almost always all smiles. He’ll usually ignore the food that my wife’s trying to give him, and smile and laugh at his dad. He’s got the ability to make a stressful day melt away.
If he’s doing something he’s never done before, I’m not so far away that I won’t be able to see it. If it’s important enough (and not too crazy a work day) I can come see whatever he’s doing.
It’s great being able to accomplish all that by walking up a simple flight of stairs.
I realize how lucky I am. I’m a self-employed, modern day story teller. I work from home doing something I absolutely love. Some people work too far from home to return on their lunch breaks. I’ve got my kid right upstairs.
Sure, I’ve got to set some pretty major boundaries to stay productive. But it makes for the ultimate break for my work days.
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