For the next few months I am going to be working from home (or wherever my laptop & internet connection are at the moment). This will be a new adventure for me as I’ve always worked in an office. I spent 7 years working out of a school, first as a teacher and then adjunctly for a non-profit. Then, I shared a small office with 7 other women before joining the 200 person open-plan office in London for my current employer. Throw in my stint in retail, and it becomes clear that I’ve always worked in an environment with lots of people.

Working from home is a pretty sharp contrast.  I have timed a trip to our office in Boston next week, so I won’t be thrown into the deep-end of work-from-home until later this month. I know there are lots of benefits – relaxed dress “code” (LuluLemon pants and tshirt), open canteen (my kitchen), and quiet spaces for thinking (the balcony). But it’s not particularly glamorous. Take my current “office:”

Really uncomfortable chair and uninspired "view" in short-term let

Might I be able to convince David of an indulgent home office purchase if this work-from-home thing sticks?

Restoration Hardware Steamer Desk

Probably not. I doubt the Steamer Trunk Desk will be a long term practicality. I can just imagine us in 5 years trying to squeeze that into a 1200 sq foot, 3 bedroom bungalow. Works great in a loft, not so great anywhere else. Oh well, a girl can dream.

Working from home over the next few months will likely provide one more chapter in my expat/re-expatriate journey. Frankly, I’m pretty pleased to still have one foot still in London!

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