The grass is always greener, Dan. When werking at home I don't get to disconnect at the end of the day. When I leave the campus on Friday and drive home, I get that physical and mental disconnect as I head into the weekend. Otherwise it all blurs together...one day is like the last or the next. It really is hard to explain if you have never had to spend all your time at home. I suppose house arrest is a close comparison. And though I am hourly, there is an unspoken and non-binding expectation that I am available 24/7 by others I work with.
i did for almost four years when i had my two back surgeries. i only went out of the house for food shopping and physical therapy. i couldn't walk very well and had to use a cane for the entire time so i didn't go anywhere.
i don't know why that made me think of this.. but i went out with a girl on a couple dates, she spoke of herself as a third person. i asked her is she wanted to go to the movies, her response was" Lisa loves to go to the movies, lisa loves the pop corn. didn't take long to pick up on that, made for an interesting time