it sounds odd when i read this saying i never work from home when i rarely am able to work from my office in malibu. but honestly circumstances don't really allow save for the few hours a week i can find in palm springs. the thing is i can work from anywhere in world i can get emails/cell service but i need to have quiet time to think. the hard part for me is getting out of my bubble which i think is of equal import. i have a proper office/guest house in the desert and am there half the week. it goes mostly unused while i work from the table in our dining area. i know. but today i'm writing this from my home in malibu that i've lived in for a year after dreaming for the last 13. i don't have a proper office at home in malibu as work is a 7-minute drive up the coast. but i realized something this morning that surprised me. yesterday was a particularly busy day at both our sales and shipping/production offices. for whatever reason i needed my team way too much and out of habit and without thinking i kept calling quick last minute meetings. i realize now i was in essence "in the way". (i'm certain my entire team is having fits of laughter reading this as i'm guessing they think i am more often than not. have i told you how lucky i am to have the best team in the world?). upon waking up this morning and having every intention of taking the dogs to work with me, the light bulb went off. where would i and those around me be best served by my presence today? am i going to the office just to go when no one has time to talk to me right now? on the second crazy busy day in a row with me underfoot? it was worse, it was guilt, but that's a whole other story. guess what... i stayed home. and i concentrated on work. even when my mind would wander on wanting to see what needed fixing in the backyard. even when i thought i should go to the market and use my out of office day to have a beautiful surprise dinner for peter when he gets home? (i really should do that more, sorry honey, i'll put it on my long list! xo). even when....

i pulled it off. no cheating, it's after hours and i'm still working and i have to say i'm very comfy! i've gotten so much more done from the couch today with the news on, dogs snuggling me and each other all day. amazing! now i get it. if you don't mess around and you can stay on task it works. i salute those of you with the built in discipline to make working from home workable. i am still "working" on it. implementation of a home "work day" sounds tough but a girl can dream!

xo,
gaye.