My Wife Will Soon Be Working In The Office Again And That’ s A Pity.
I haven’t been alone at home for the last three months. I work as a writer from home, and my wife was in the home office because of Corona. That was a great time.
I sit in my study, and my wife has her laptop on the dining table in the living room. I can hear when she is on the phone on business, and I know what she is working on.
When we take a coffee break together on the terrace once an hour, she tells me about her cases, and I can talk to her about what I am doing.
Before that, I was alone during the day for over a year. Since I quit my office job just to write, only our cats had kept me company when I was working.
When the Corona crisis came, all employees in my wife’s company were allowed to move to the home office. The company wanted to use the time to renovate the offices.
At first, I thought that time would be difficult. I was used to working alone and without distractions. If I wanted to, I took a break and had time to think without anyone talking to me. I thought my wife would distract me too much if she were in the apartment all day.
But it turned out differently. Her presence inspired me. Our conversations let me participate in her professional life much more than before. I now understand better what she does, and she understands what I do.
Our relationship has become even deeper because we see each other much more than before. We used to see each other only after work when we were both exhausted from the day. Now we spend our days together and see immediately when the other one needs cheering up or encouragement.
It does my head good when it is not quite in the apartment all day. My concentration does not suffer from her presence but has even improved.
But now the time has come for the company to reopen and for everyone to return to work. In a few days, my wife will bring her laptop and files back to the company, and then I will be alone again during the day.
I will have to get used to not having anybody to talk to and having to spend my breaks alone.
I used to think I liked it just like that. But now I know that it is better to share your workspace with someone else because when you talk to each other, you stimulate each other.
I have to make the best of it and go back to the advantages of working alone. For example, I can now start experimenting with Speech to text software. I’ve been thinking about dictating my articles instead of typing them.
Of course, that isn’t easy if someone is sitting a few meters away who has to make a lot of phone calls. When I’m alone again, I’m going to push this experiment.
I will also get into the habit of sending my wife more text messages and talking to her on the phone at lunchtime when she is at work. Maybe we can keep our intensive exchange during the day a bit more upbeat this way.
Looking back, I can say that I have enjoyed the last three months in the shared home office with my wife very much. Without the Corona crisis, we would not have been able to have this experience.
Sometimes, even in the biggest crisis, some aspects broaden our horizons and enrich us.
I am grateful that we were able to make this experience together. I am happy for my wife because she can finally see her colleagues again. In the long run, I could not replace all these contacts for her. My job is now again to wait for her and to welcome her back at the end of the day.
René Junge a published author writing on ILLUMINATION.
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