When it comes to telecommuting, I have to tell you one of its biggest benefits comes when you are sick.

I’m sick right now. I have a lousy cold. I got sick on the short vacation I had a few days ago, was feeling bad yesterday, and am feeling downright awful today. Yesterday if I couldn’t telecommute I probably would have gone into the office - because I’d just been gone for 3 days so wanted to get caught up, and because I didn’t feel *that* bad. And I probably would have infected all my coworkers.

Today on the other hand, I wouldn’t have gone in. And yes, maybe the inability to work when you’re really sick isn’t so bad. But I do plan to take some breaks, some naps, etc. That’s important - you have to have a little self-discipline there. If you work all day and don’t take time to rest and recover, you’re just going to be in worse shape the next day.

But, given that I do have the self-discipline to take some breaks, at least this way I can check up on things by email, handle (or delegate) any emergencies, and participate in a couple of meetings by phone. And on Monday morning my inbox won’t be overflowing.

So enough blogging for now. I gotta go check my emails, dial into a call, and then it’s off to bed with me for some much needed recovery time. I might even take my laptop to bed so when I wake up I don’t have to stagger to my office to check email!

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