>WONDERFUL!!!!! :)))
>The working from home thing *rocks* :)

It sure does! Ever since Rob and I had to close down Phoenix Telecom, I've
been searching for a way to work from home again. I can't believe it's
finally happened

>Took me a while to get used to it ..

Took me about 10 seconds the first time - this time I have to learn to
adjust around Lisa's schedule and the schedule of the folks downstairs

>it was sort of enforced when the car
>was in teh first wreck and the shop had it almost 6 weeks.

It was forced on me after the robbery when I couldn't leave the house

> But after that I
>found myself thinking I might possibly like it.

I loved it. No having to commute, no having to leave the house when the
weather stinks, no having to spend all day in a sealed building when the
weather's lovely, and the next time we have an earthquake I won't be in a
highrise!

> When I hit a string of
>Events with my job that made me stay up all night, working from home became
>about the only way I could get some sleep because I could sleep right up to
>when I had to be "at" work.

That's another things I love about it - if I have a long day, when I'm
finally finished I'm already home. No more of finishing a long day and being
over an hour from home

>Then when everything else was driving me insane,
>and Inyuk needed concentrated potty training, I said to heck with it and
>told them I wanted to work from home! Michael was never all that fond of it
>as a policy, but he was over-ruled by Jay  When Ivan came on board I
>feared he'd tell me to come back in, but he was all in favor of it...
>they're all like your job sounds -- as long as they're getting results they
>don't mind where I'm working from.

This whole company is set up with everyone working from home, and only
getting together face to face when we have to

>It's been a real joy... even though I do
>sometimes want to kill to get *out* of my apt.

I never had that feeling. I'm able to get out and have a social life more
when I'm not worn out from commuting to and from work. Being at home gives
me back the 2+ hours a day commuting takes from me, plus I'm not so
stressed, plus it gives me back the time I'm not spending getting ready for
work. I have more social interaction and less dealing with irritants. I get
enough time alone to be able to actually enjoy contact instead of spending
all my time desperately seeking peace and quiet.

>But my car maintenance and
>gas costs went to practically nothing,

My transportation costs will be even less this time because I'm not going to
visit MJ 3 times a week

> my lunch costs went to virtually
>nothing (no more eating out every day... yeah, could have taken lunch, but
>just never developed the discipline)

I packed a lunch every day, but eating at home is still cheaper and
healthier

>and I was able to get a lot done around
>here in between work stuff.... so no more spending my weekends doing
>laundry, or whathaveyou.... it's great :)
>
Yeah!!

>*So* glad to hear you're back in the work force, making money, and not
>having to commute!
>*hugs*
>
And I survived the trip to EnZed, too!!
>
Laurie it's all golden Phoenix
>

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