Working from Home

When this Covid-19 pandemic ends, it is going to be a changed world. 

Never could I imagine a few months ago that I would be in a position where I would be working from home. Starting out working in libraries over 20 yrs ago, I generally saw myself  as working in Librarian positions that meant I would be based in a Library branch . However, over the years I moved around and worked in different areas of library services that meant being based in Library HQ and not just branches. The roles were varied and I always thought that there were elements that could be done remotely. My current role is very much desk based in Library HQ and so with the spread of the Covid19 virus and the shutdown of the country I found myself today in the situation where I worked remotely from home for the first time.

I'm sure many companies have found themselves suddenly in the position where they may not have been set up for remote working but they quite quickly had to get set up. It's heartening to see and it is great to see technology being embraced and utilised to allow this to happen. It means that industy can continue while workers are kept safe and hopefully will lead to a flattening of the curve.  Ireland is still a few weeks away from the peak of this so time will tell whether all of our efforts will work.  And when this is all over, we will probably have a changed work landscape and some may not return to the traditional work office setting......time will tell on this one also.

Here's a few pics of my desk set up at home

This was where I set up my desk firstly but then moved to the other side of the room to give me a better view facing out to the stairs

First task of the day was to make a cup of coffee!

 

Working girl!

My view from the studio

For posterity - my sisters  in their homes in The Hague Netherlands, Galway Ireland and me in Dublin 31/03/2020

A fun fact about the picture of the 4 of us - we are all twins!!
Guess which twin goes with which twin!

Twin Life!

We noticed that Bones had a sore tooth the other day. He yelped when one of us petted him near his mouth.

I was off work today so I brought him to the vet.  When he was examined the vet suspected an abscess so she said she would put him under anaesthetic and check it out.

I then went off to town to meet my sister and mam for a coffee in my sisters regular Starbucks beside her work.

I got to Starbucks before the others so went to the counter to get my own coffee.  When I went to pay the guy at the til said it was free. When I asked why, he said it was because I found money yesterday and had handed it in. 
At this point, I had to tell him that I was a twin and that it must have been my twin who found the money.
He laughed so hard!
"Oh my god, twins! Ha!"
He gave me my coffee for free anyway!
It's great being a twin!!

Later I picked up Bones who was in surprisingly good form after getting two teeth extracted.  I guess he feels better with the bad teeth out!