Thanks to Jen from the Neighborhood (Governor Granholm), telecommuting (working from home) and compressed work schedules like 4 10-hour days are now fast tracked in state government to promote energy savings. It’s also promoting flexibility that wasn’t easily available before now and I just started a compressed/telecommuting schedule. After 9 1/2 years I’m working something different than 8 1/2 hours a day with a half hour for lunch.
I can’t log in to one of my main site responsibilities except within the state network so I’m only telecommuting Friday mornings right now. The other four days I work 9 1/2, then 4 hours Friday mornings from home, which means I have Friday Afternoons Off. I just had my first afternoon off. It kicked ass.
First, I blogged about the roof and started laundry. Next, I went to a doctor’s appointment in the middle of day that did not require me to take sick leave. Next I took myself to lunch at Panera and read a library book. Then I went to the post office. Then I went to the drug store. Then I went to return library books but the street was blocked off. Bummer. Then I went to a park and took a half hour walk. All while other poor slobs worked away their Friday afternoons. It was intoxicating to be doing normal stuff NOT on weekend time. When we got home Hubby and I finished most of the laundry.
This weekend we’re going to Ann Arbor for Saturday – Hubby will put up gutter guards on Mom’s house and my bro and I will go visit Grandma in the hospital. Sunday I have two dates with friends. And I don’t have to stress about a bunch of errands or getting in some alone fun time like lunch at Panera and an autumn walk in the park.
It is SO WORTH getting up before 5:Something now to be at work early enough to make this possible. Go Jen!
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