5 July, 2004

I recently moved my office back home for a more flexible workspace and, due to my tendency to get bored quickly, the opportunity to work on multiple things at once. One thing I wasn’t prepared for was the constant questioning of others as to why I had moved home…some people just don’t get it and most assume I’m in some sort of financial difficulty. Odd assumption. I love working from home, it’s quiet, I can take a break from computers to do some gardening, I see all the assholes who come up my driveway, I can talk to the retired neighbours, I can bake, cook dinner, clean up, check the worm compost (which is gross so I don’t do it often) and in general reduce the amount of space I consume. I have more than tripled my productivity as a person since moving home and after almost three years of business I’m still doing pretty well. I can only assume that some people are so old school they’ll never see the light. It’s just a shame they keep talking.

Changes in the vege garden this weekend. The tunnel house was moved to a sunnier spot freeing up space in the vege patch for open air plants. Started turning the soil and dumping compost on it. Noticed all the black currant cuttings are growing, potted out some of the Pohutakawa seedlings (there are hundreds growing) and generally pulled muscles and had a good time.

If all goes according to plan C and I are off for a long weekend in Hanmer this weekend. We have booked a room which describes itself as a home away from home. I don’t know how other people live but we don’t have walk in wardrobes, a spa pool, or outside dining areas. It’s going to be a nice break.