Working from home, I’ve cut out well over an hour of commuting time from every day. I “go to work” the same time as usual, but since there is no commute, I actually get to work earlier. So I’ve been racking up overtime daily. Now I’m close to hitting the overtime limit, so I’m going to have to make changes. I could go up in working time, but I really don’t feel like it.

So: more breaks, and more days off.

I already take proper lunch breaks, with half an hour for exercise and half an hour for lunch itself. Breakfast I usually have at my desk while reading emails or doing some other semi-passive task. I’ll be taking proper breakfast breaks from now on. Especially when the weather is as lovely as it is, and I can have breakfast outside.

This is the most relaxed, stress-free daily routine I’ve ever had during my working life. I have no schedule and no deadlines. I have time to sit in the sofa and read the morning paper. I work when I feel like it. I don’t need to hurry home in the afternoon – I’m already at home when Adrian comes home. I don’t even need to plan or cook dinner, because Ingrid cooks nearly every day now, to earn money.