MJ's little flock

[BY Bob]

Well that sounds miserable. I mean 11 hours in the office.

Not far off my typical day right now.

 

[MaryJanet]

Well that sounds miserable. I mean 11 hours in the office.

It'll pass quickly. There are so many items in the schedule. I feel for Blossom though.

 

[RoyalChick]

Not far off my typical day right now.

Ugh. Don’t you get to WFH?

 

[BY Bob]

Ugh. Don’t you get to WFH?

Yes. I work those hours from home. Work from home does not mean work less. The work still needs done.

 

[RoyalChick]

Yes. I work those hours from home.

For me at least that makes a huge difference. I hated those sorts of hours in the office. Being at home made it more doable.
Not working those hours is of course best of all!

 

[BY Bob]

For me at least that makes a huge difference. I hated those sorts of hours in the office. Being at home made it more doable.
Not working those hours is of course best of all!

It is both easier and harder to work those hours from home.

 

[MaryJanet]

Yes. I work those hours from home. Work from home does not mean work less. The work still needs done.

I'm more productive when working from home. Classical music on the radio, planned short breaks for stretches instead of interruptions, proper lunches.. it's a far more productive and healthier life. But the risk of not noticing the time and working beyond the usual day length is high.

 

[MaryJanet]

Pegsy may have been confined to the run for 36 hours, but that does not mean she's getting out of her bath to go forage in the wider garden with her friends.

She'll get up when she's good and ready.

 

[MaryJanet]

The painting quote was not as eye-watering as I expected! He's going to make a start next week.

The painting starts today well, I say painting, but there's a lot of sanding to do first.

 

[MaryJanet]

Two more days of hectic, then I can start unwinding. It's also a hectic weekend with too much socialising planned, but I'm planning a day off on Wednesday.

Christa's moult continues. She has no tail at present and there are new red feathers strewn about the roost when I scoop the poops. Sometimes she looks miserable but I'm putting it down to the moult for now. The nights have been cold and she may be noticing her lack of feathers.

I worry about Mary's eyesight. I think it's slowly letting her down. Every now and then her depth perception isn't right. She's looking great though and seems happy.

Everyone else is flourishing.

The painter did half of the surface prep yesterday and he plans to come back each working day until the job's done. We had another chat about colours to make sure we're both on the same page. There's not much time to think about experimental colour schemes, so I went with a safe choice of heritage colours, with a pop of high gloss pale green on the front doors. It should look nice.