Comments on: Working from home

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:22:15 +0000

Could offer you occasional ‘change of office’ or ‘tramp around my garden’ at a countrysidey Rectory less than 15 minutes from Basildon, if it is any use?!?…

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:48:42 +0000

I’d like to say a huge thank you for all of these thoughts and comments – seriously, they are much appreciated. Now all I have to do is decide which of these splendid ideas I should try.

By: sally

sally — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:00:39 +0000

Prayers Dave

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:18:26 +0000

Well, I am a pastor and a people person. Last year I had six months of chemo, and minimal people contact. It drove me crazy! I know not all are as people needy as I, but we were all created with the need to connect. There are so many good ideas in these comments. What I have learned is that you just have to put it in your plan to connect, then work your plan. Don’t put it off.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:43:12 +0000

Well, seeing as I’ve been a bit slow in arriving at this post, the suggestion I was going to make has already been made, but I’m going to add my two pen’orth anyway… does a local church have any spare office space? That may even kill two birds with one stone – human interaction *and* should the vicar (or some other random church type person) do something stupid or embarrassing you’re on the spot to cartoon it.

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 06:58:56 +0000

Can’t think of anything, but prayers; and some fine suggestions above. God bless.

By: Karin

Karin — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:40:05 +0000

Hi Dave, could you do some of your work in your local library? You might get to know some familiar faces there. Some libraries even have tea and coffee available. It could be a start until you have something better worked out.

By: Philip of samaria

Philip of samaria — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 07:51:43 +0000

as one who has the priviledge of going out to work – full sympathy. You could do bloggers symposia at your local starbucks (they might even sponsor it) – y’know best practice in amusing links, graphics, how to get noticed…

you could do a regular workshop in your church ‘how to become a cartoonist blogger’ that would sell out for sure and get people in!

Dave K’s suggestion is great – you could have video wall of ‘colleagues’ all playing wacky tunes with staplers

By: David Keen

David Keen — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 22:37:44 +0000

As a couple who work from home (1 vicar, 1 mum), we’ve started having irregular coffee get-togethers for other homeworkers at our end of the street. The isolation issue seems to be a common one. What we need is a bell on the roof to announce that the neighbourhood cafetiere is ready.

By: Dave K

Dave K — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:10:46 +0000

If y’like I could e-mail you a looping Quicktime movie of me pretending to work and every 5 minutes I look up and say ‘Fancy a cuppa?’ or ‘Pass the stapler will ya.’ Though I’m working on some noisy music at the moment and it might all be a bit distracting. Plus I’m really not sure why I’d need a stapler to perform musical tasks.