My Extended Stay in St. Louis

I am currently on an extended stay trip with my daughter in St. Louis, MO.  Luckily, there are many parts of my job at Integrative Flavors that I can do from any location with wifi access.  It has been an interesting experiment, working in this untraditional manner, and a learning experience.  The first hurdle was to actually work.  I found the first few days I was letting my mind wander thinking about things to do in St. Louis, like I was in vacation mode.  Then I made a deal with myself that I would work for 3-5 hours in the morning go see a bit of St. Louis and then work again in the afternoon-evening.  This seems to be the ideal formula for my personality.  Another interesting find for me is that I can get more done when working away from the office.  I have fewer interruptions and unfortunately my office mates have to pick up my slack a bit in this arena. (sorry everyone)

We primarily use Mac products at work and I couldn’t have done this extended stay any other way.  The use of the iDisk, iChat, iPhone and all other things “i” has made this transition run much more smoothly.  We actually have people in three locations now working and all able to communicate fairly effectively.

I have been staying at the Homewood Suites and give it my highest recommendation if you are looking for an extended stay place in St. Louis.  The staff here has been truly amazing.  Today is my daughter’s birthday and they are planning a surprise for her — can you beat that?

In a week or two we will be heading home.  I wonder how the transition will be going back to the office for work?