Home Is Where the Office Is

As we home officers know, there are so many advantages to working from home. For one, you're always home, so the issues of scheduling the cable guy, the plumber, signing for that critical package - no problem! On the other hand, you're always home. It can become way too easy to become a hermit, and so I, like many others who work from home, have made a commitment to leave the house for an hour at least 3 workdays a week. Stumped on ideas of what to do? - Join a local gym and do a 30-minute workout - Schedule lunch with a friend or neighbor - Take the dog for a walk - Get that oil change - finally! - Run that errand you've been putting off forever - Pick up the birthday gift(s) for any upcoming birthday parties - Do your weekly grocery run (remember to make a list! Or even a meal plan !) - Go to the local park and read on a park bench for awhile - Indulge in a hobby: visit that craft store/tea room/art gallery/bookstore/Apple store/arcade - whatever -

Once again I am thrilled to have Joseph Powell as my guest blogger! You all enjoyed his writing as much as I did, and his guest blog is in the top 3 most visited posts. His website was recently updated, and I'm officially in love - be sure to check it out. And now, enjoy his words, his wit, his wisdom, and his beautiful work! Somebody knocked on my door a few weeks ago and wanted to know if I had a screwdriver. Aside from the fact that my first thought was whether or not I had orange juice, it made me realize something. In the nearly eight years that I have lived here, that's maybe the fourth time a neighbor has knocked on my door. For anything. I live in the middle of downtown Denver. Living here was appealing to me because I could walk most places, access bars and restaurants easily, and I worked two blocks away. I did look at Wash Park (It's really Washington Park, but you can't just say that out loud) and it was a little too...well, it wasn't f