Closing the Door

I love working from home, I really do. But, the one thing that I struggle with is also the most valuable aspect of WFH–availability to my family. I find it a real challenge sometimes to know when to close the door at the end of my workday (which typically coincides with the end of the school day) and switch gears from writer to mom and wife. Conversely, when I’m faced with a particularly difficult (or boring) assignment, it’s a challenge to stay here behind my door, crank out copy and avoid the temptation to empty the dishwasher or start another load of wash. The house, my other life, is RIGHT THERE, on the other side of the door and it can be hard to ignore when I need to, or it can take a really shameful backseat to my writing. Maybe the trick is to not close the door, not leave it wide open, but just crack it a little, so my two worlds can seep slowly into each other and gradually mix instead of one splashing the other away like a bucket of water thrown over a sidewalk chalk masterpiece.

How do you find the balance if you WFH?

Until Next Time,

Joan

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