Being "grounded" . . . .

I’ve been “grounded” and working from home for three weeks now . . . it’s been an interesting mix of reaction.  I have truly and 100% enjoyed eating dinner with my family every night, taking my son to school every day, attending social events during the week with the fam, and sleeping in my own bed every night.  It has also been nice to grind out the work from my home office instead of trucking through the airport, dealing with flight delays, working in my hotel room each night, etc.  I have always felt you need some of these “breaks” from weekly travel to recharge both physically and mentally.

I have noticed though in following some of you on Twitter or Facebook or online . . . I do sometimes have a little itch or feeling of nostalgia when reading your posts or various travel articles.  It goes away quickly for now . . . will be interesting to see how that changes over the next many weeks.  It’s always an interesting mix returning to work.  While mentally one may be really ready to have a work purpose outside of the home and get out of the house, it is physically and mentally hard with a young baby in the household.  I have always felt that traveling and working while pregnant is much easier than doing so when you return to work after baby.

Less than 3 weeks till this kiddo arrives . . . so I will have more than enough to keep my mind and energy occupied in the interim.  I will continue blogging, Tweeting, and posting on Facebook during my non-travel days and pregnancy leave and will continue still when I hit the road again upcoming as there will be lots to talk about then as well. 

Safe travels!!