Welcome to my world

Not sure why I am doing this, I really don't consider myself a person who has much to write about that others would be interested in. If you are one of the 3 people that I expect will, then I welcome you.

Office of one refers to the fact that I have worked alone in a home office for just short of 10 years now. The first 8 were OK but the last 2... not so much. I have realized that other than my family and people at church I have withdrawn and pulled myself out of the social world. I figure I must not be the only one that is in this predicament. So I am reaching out to others who may find that their best friend is a small window that can be measured in pixels. Lunch is what you do in tiny bites all-day-long and you are the only person in the world that knows how many branches are on the the tree outside your window.

Over the next few days or months, I will try to share some of the things that I have learned that make home office life better, some of the things I know I should do different but haven't, and any other things I feel like sharing with the world.

So... since this is the first post I will share my first observation about working at home.

The two best months of the year are June and August. June because you have had a very quiet empty house all year and you look forward to school being out so there will be family around again. August because you have had a summer trying to work in a noisy house with family always there and you can't wait for them to go back to school. Today was the last day of school.

EvanFred

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

To blog or not to blog

Yes I know the title is a bit trite and over used, but it is how I feel today.

What do I write? How much of my life and feelings do I share? Do I really want to emotionally expose myself to the world? Is there anybody that really cares about this or does that really matter? Why blog in the first place?

Not sure how to answer any of those tonight. I must believe that my life beyond my family has meaning and purpose and matters to somebody. I guess that is what faith is. Working from home for so long has skewed my self perception. I have accomplished so many cool things in my life. But they all just seem like distant memories now. Many of the people I have know over the years have become nothing more than acquaintances. I have often wondered if that is because of my circumstance or because of my personality or one of many other reasons. Am I unapproachable? Do people find me intimidating in some way, or the opposite?

For tonight these are just some of my unanswered questions. I think the best thing I can do is to say there I have asked the questions, and then let them go. Some questions just don't need answers. My wife has pointed out over the many years we have been together, that I tend to see things and ask questions that most people don't. She did not like going to movies with me sometimes because I would point out flaws in the story line or technical quality of a movie. She has this tremendous talent to let herself get lost in a story. To accept that in print and on the stage or screen, the laws of physics do not need apply. She can look at the story the same way a child would and just for a moment accept that boys can fly, time travel is common place, pirates are good, magic is real and hobbits live just on the other side of the valley. I love that about her. I love that she can help me see things through her eyes. (And they are even more clear now she has had LASIK.) There is no other soul on this earth that has helped me to see the value in living than her.

So now what? I offer you, whoever you are, a simple idea. Over thinking just keeps you up late and makes you groggy in the morning.
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