This week has definitely been an interesting one.
As somebody who’s used to working from home, I definitely overestimated how well I was prepared to only work remotely.
In a normal week, I have two remote work days. I enjoy taking these extra days to get more of my job accomplished from the peace of my own home. This week, however, my work demanded that I completely stay home. We aren’t trying to bring extra humans into the building and spread more germs. As such, I was plunged into the depths of human loneliness and isolation as I attempted to carry out my normal job duties. It’s definitely been a huge transition. I will say, the one massive benefit of working from home this past week was being able to turn off the indoor air quality control devices. Normally, in this region it’s too hot to turn off your air conditioning system. You have no choice but to operate the central cooling system in your house for over half of the year. When you have to work from home, this means you suddenly are operating your air conditioning system nonstop. Instead of leaving the house in the morning and giving your AC a break, you need relief from the intensive afternoon heat inside your house. Thank God, this work-from-home command came down during the perfect weather. It’s been so nice outside that we’ve been able to open the windows and rely on natural ventilation instead of our cooling system. I know the HVAC system is happy to have a break, and so is our energy bill. I’m glad that we aren’t cooling ourselves out of house and home during this difficult time.