Coming home after traveling for work involves a lot more work than one would think. I certainly didn’t have this monster laundry list in mind when I got on the plane last night. The routine that takes me through the first 4 hours of the day:

• grabbing a shower, shaving, and getting dressed
• unpacking my laptop and docking it at my desk
• opening and sorting a mountain of snail mail
• organizing the finances and addressing any issues
• figuring out where the trash can in my office went
• realizing I’m hungry and eating something

That leaves my expense report for the last week, cleaning up my office (why can’t I keep this place clean?), and putting the AC unit in my office. The last bit isn’t routine, of course; it’s just once a year, but it’s still on the todo list.

The punchline is that it’s stressful. The double whammy is that on top of having all this to do before Monday when I have produce again it’s the weekend. There’s the feeling that goofing off would be justified which makes procrastination that much easier… in fact, I just spent 5 minutes staring at the last thing I wrote.

Alright, maybe a little guitar hero before I start working on cleaning my office.