Work from Home

I have been fighting to get remote work privileges for over a year and a half. When I was a temp for this company, I knew there was no way, but as soon as they hired me as a full employee, I figured there was a chance.

For the longest time, they've been saying because I am an hourly employee and apparently it's against their policy, but they started looking at providing it for business continuity needs.

Then the pandemic occurred, and what was planning "just in case" for the future became an immediate certainty.

I've been working remote since last Thursday and it is weird.

I forgot to forward my calls from my work phone before leaving the office (was trying to get as much stuff done and cleared and clarified, and wasn't sure of the steps, was waiting to find out how to do it, and day ended and the task was forgotten until the weekend. Whoops).

Did figure out how to use the mic on my headphones for meetings online. I'd never used the mic before and never thought I would need to bc I do not like the sound of my voice. Luckily, headphones on and talking through the mic, I could not hear my voice over the headphones. Delightful.

Going from 2 large desktop monitors to my single dinky laptop screen? Less delightful.

I am actually eating better in some ways, because I have more food available here than I would at work, but I spend more time sitting, so I have to remind myself to get up and move around.

It is a weird transition to make so quickly. But this is a weird and unpleasant time overall.

I have probably compartmentalized a lot. Sometimes all the hospital and health-specific stuff throws me for "I miss my mom" loops. Grief is weird. I am living in a state of weird, on top of weird, on top of weird.

And I am not alone in that.

I hope you all are doing as best as you can, getting fresh air when and how you can, staying active but safe, and most importantly, staying healthy, physically, emotionally and mentally.

Sending love to you all. <3