Home Office Jollies
We have workers finishing the basement and they’re making a racket right under my office, so I take my laptop to the kitchen, move some shit off the kitchen island, and continue work.
She What are you doing?
Me Gonna work in the kitchen to get away from the noise
She You wanna play Scrabble?
Me Can’t – I need to get this stuff out.
She (follows me into the kitchen, reads a text out loud from a friend I’ve met once and comments on it to me)
She (finished with the commentary, watches mom comedy videos on her phone.)
Me I’m going to go out on the deck, where it’s quieter and I can get my work done.
She (follows me out to the deck, talks about flooring for the basement, comes to the same conclusion we did 2 weeks ago, and asks me to call the contractor to tell him that we haven’t changed our mind)
She I’m going to the farmers market after lunch. Want to come with me?
Me I need to work
She You seem to be on edge, what’s wrong?