Wednesday, February 23, 2005

... of the telecommuting waters.

The weather forecast for tomorrow in our region is for snow - 100% chance of 3-6”, which isn’t a lot. However, it is enough that DC roads will become much like the bumper cars at the beach and I try to avoid that. People around here forget the rules of the road when the white stuff falls from the sky.

Since I live about 40 miles from the office and already got positive feedback on the idea of telecommuting, I broached the subject with my boss today. I don’t relish the idea of driving in only to be sent home in the snowstorm midday. He was very amenable to the idea. Woo!

So I’ve got a box of filing that has piled up for the past couple of years (yes, years ... it’s a specific type of paperwork that I’m in all the time, so I haven’t been pressed to file it). I estimate that will take up the bulk of my day tomorrow since I need to create the case files, labels, and stuff the folders. Doing it at home will be great because I’ll be able to spread the papers out, which is hard to do here in my little office. And I have a drawer all ready for the folders when I bring them back on Friday.

I’m excited about my first day of telecommuting. It’ll be nice to be able to start work early without having to battle traffic first.