Work Life Balance

This is my first post written on my partners new MacBook. I'm not prejudiced.

This morning was the second friday of my new work pattern. I made a "Work Life Balance" request and now I leave at 1.45 on fridays so that I can pick up my son from school. I make up some of the hours by starting at 7.00 on that day. I quite like coming in early. It gives me a couple of hours to get on with things without being interrupted. I get up at 6.30, get to work at 7.00 - forsaking both shower and breakfast. I seem to have started a tradition of having breakfast at 9.00 of 3 slices of toast with marmite and lunch at 12.00 of 4 slices of the same. You either love it or you hate it!

I can also listen to music while I work - if no one is around. I pause my MP3 when the phone rings. This morning I was alone pretty much from 7.00 until 1.00. I listened to seven Bob Dylan albums (The Basement tapes - both discs; Highway 61 Revisited; John Wesley Harding; Nashville Skyline; New Morning; Oh Mercy and  The Freewheelin'). I've been a bit obsessed since seeing "I'm not there".

A colleague came in briefly about 9.00.

"I couldn't listen to Bob Dylan for more than about 3 hours a day" I quipped.

"Yes it can be a bit samey", she said, missing the point.