So, a huge shout out goes to Greg McKeown in this post, His book on Essentialism helped me in the past deal with difficult coworkers, especially the ones who love to dump stuff on you at the last minute. I think at some point in life, we all have an experience of one of those, and they can make us or break us.
Continue readingI have worked from home for years before Covid hit.
Work and home life blurring boundaries can be very difficult without hard rules in place to separate them. My biggest issue now is the relentless lockdowns bringing family members into the home. Juggling work in a house when there are two teenagers doing school and University work is a challenge in itself, especially as I am an unsociable creature who is too used to an empty house in the daytime. Checking in on the youngest as he tries his best to avoid school work – the eldest constantly teasing his brother so there is the unexpected roar of lost tempers… It’s enough for me to turn into Smaug at least three times every day.
Having said that, this is how I do it.
Continue readingA weary mother returned from the store
lugging groceries through the kitchen door
Awaiting her arrival was her eight year old son
Anxious to relate what his younger brother had done.
The Art of Stupidity 