How much can get done when…
you’re sharing office space with your 10 yr old son? Nothing!!! I’ll let you all in on a secret…my thoughts don’t just roll of my fingertips and onto the keyboard. I sit and I ponder, I type something then erase it, then type again, ponder it some more well…you get the idea! And I usually prefer it to be quiet so I can hear myself ponder…well not today! Today I get to listen to my son sit behind me playing a game he created on Ben 10. This is what I hear: “oooohhhhhh”, “ugggggggghhhhh”, “my game is too hard! I can’t complete the level!”, tapping that is getting harder and harder on the keyboard, bouncing of his legs and then “I pressed up!” which had me turning around because I thought he said “I’m pissed off!”
I finally announce “I have so much work to do, I don’t know where to start!” and he turns to me briefly from his game and says “Just start at a random spot!” and goes right back to his game. Perfect solution to him!
I’d boot him out of here, but it’s hot outside. I figure it’s better for him to be creating games than sitting in front of the TV. So I’m off to find my “random spot” and some earplugs!
I used to have an office. With a space for a school room for my daughter. But then, somehow, I was kicked out and given a laptop and relegated to the kitchen. I’m existing out of a junk drawer…
Oh Kat – not the kitchen!!! Hopefully you have a great view out the windows!
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It’s funny…my kids are wrestling on the family room floor, and generally being loud and obnoxious.. My husband just said to me “I’d kick them outside, but it’s so hot out there!”
I can totally relate!
I can’t get much done with a 4 and 2 year old in my home office either. Naps and late at night are when I squeeze in writing. Your blog is wonderful…I found it on Blog Catalog.