Comments on: Brie and Bakeries: a Postcard from the North http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/remoteworker-backup/2009/02/04/brie-and-bakeries-a-postcard-from-the-north/ Just another UKOLN Blogs weblog Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:57:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: PeteJ http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/remoteworker-backup/2009/02/04/brie-and-bakeries-a-postcard-from-the-north/comment-page-1/#comment-61 PeteJ Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:25:14 +0000 http://remoteworker.wordpress.com/?p=485#comment-61 Hi Monica!

My problem with working at home tends to be getting immersed in something and forgetting to eat (or realising when the smoke alarm goes off that whatever I had put on to heat for lunch an hour ago is no longer on the menu!)

Having said that, my Twitter followers will have noticed this pattern seems to have translated to The Office recently too (the forgetting, not the burning….)

]]> By: Active Galiano http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/remoteworker-backup/2009/02/04/brie-and-bakeries-a-postcard-from-the-north/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Active Galiano Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:51:25 +0000 http://remoteworker.wordpress.com/?p=485#comment-60 Galiano Island will be hosting an event for remote workers (a.k.a. tech-heads) and local eaters (a.k.a. foodies) some time in May, 2009

The vision is to bring together two flocks…

1) the remote-working, freelancing, tech-savy, blogging, tweeting, coding, new media crowd

and

2) the food focused, garden addicted, food security conscious, local-is-better, good taste activists.

Remote Working, Local Eating
http://activegaliano.org/remote-working-local-eating

]]> By: Hazel Hall http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/remoteworker-backup/2009/02/04/brie-and-bakeries-a-postcard-from-the-north/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Hazel Hall Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:35:12 +0000 http://remoteworker.wordpress.com/?p=485#comment-59 Suggestions: keep a supply of single portions of home made soup in Tupperware boxes in the freezer for weekday lunchtimes; don’t allow anything remotely bad for you into the house (if you are absolutely desperate you can always walk to the shop for some chocolate – in reality you shouldn’t have time because you are meant to be working); keep the fruit bowl well-stocked. Also remember that you don’t have to be virtuous all of the time – 80% will do – but I’d recommend saving the 20% for the weekend so that you can share treats with your family and friends.

The above is based on observing my husband who works at home permanently, and my own experience as someone who works at home around two days a week. As far as exercise is concerned, running is very effective…

Hazel

]]> By: Maureen http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/remoteworker-backup/2009/02/04/brie-and-bakeries-a-postcard-from-the-north/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Maureen Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:08:06 +0000 http://remoteworker.wordpress.com/?p=485#comment-58 Hi Monica,
Nice bakery, I want one!
My experience was the opposite – I had more opportunity to exercise when working from home because I had ‘free time’ that otherwise would be spent travelling. Theoretically anyway, because it was admittedly a bit more difficult to motivate myself when at home.
As for eating healthily at home – the only way was to lock away the snacks!
Maureen.

]]> By: StephT http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/remoteworker-backup/2009/02/04/brie-and-bakeries-a-postcard-from-the-north/comment-page-1/#comment-57 StephT Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:58:45 +0000 http://remoteworker.wordpress.com/?p=485#comment-57 Hi Monica – great post! I do so agree with the exercise problem! I am going to start getting up early and doing a long walk before I start work. But not this week, cos it’s cold and snowy and too frozen to walk!

Steph

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