Curiosity and Hugs

I had some business that required me to be at the company all day today. I forgot how tiring being there can be. I forgot about a few things actually. Days like today force me to remember that I cannot take my work life for granted. Working from home has challenges of course, but the pros far outweigh the cons.

Except for the aesthetic pleasures. The company is picturesque and serene. Everyone you meet is focused. At home the serenity comes and goes. For a few hours I might have total calm and can achieve a state of flow. Other times, like when the boys get home from kindergarten and invade my office with curiosity and hugs, it's slightly chaotic. I love it though. My house is full of life, disorganized as it is. I fear going back to the old ways.

One downside of being at the company, though, is being sorta locked in. At home I can do a proper morning walk during the time I'd be commuting. I can take breaks to get out and walk here and there without folks looking at me and judging. So at lunch I did my best to get steps in. Along the way I grabbed food and headed back and had enough time for a little solitude on one of the patios I love before the afternoon meetings started.

After a full day at the company a few of us went downtown for Thai food and made it just in time to catch the last ten minutes of happy hour. Outside of Thailand, Thai food can be amazing or it can be disappointing. This place is great.

While I was away all day Eri had to take a day off from her class because there's no one to look after the boys when they get home from kindergarten. She ended up taking them on a two hour walk, through Dounji for goodness sake, looking for lizards. No luck with any reptiles, but Kenzo did catch a pretty nice grasshopper in our neighbor Nagahama-san's garden.

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