A Wall of Music

I think I’ve come up with a pretty good solution to my issue regarding interruptions when I’m working. I’ve been browsing MP3 players and think one of these might be perfect for me¹.

I realize that work-from-home parents are supposed to be available at the beck and call of their children and significant others, but there are other times when you just have to get things done. Many parents are lucky in that they have an office with walls and a door that locks (should that need arise). I’m not. My office is in a main area of the house and the family has no qualms about coming to me for everything. When I’ve got to get an article out this week as well as finish a school project I may need uninterrupted work time. That means, sadly, I have to block them out.

My problem is that when I’m writing and get in my groove my work flows and is practically readable. When I’m working and have been interrupted 5 times my work is negatively affected. It’s obvious. You can go through either of my blogs and read through them to be able to tell when I’ve been interrupted.

Grump just interrupted me, for example. Right in the middle of that last sentence. The flow got jammed. He’s home from work for the day and really doesn’t think that anything I could be doing online is profitable². It’s getting to be old hat telling him to leave me alone, feeling guilty, and letting my work suffer. Pee Wee likes to have mother/daughter chats when I’m in the middle of an article. This, of course, makes me grouchy. Her feelings get hurt. I feel guilty. I’m off the computer. She gets to check her MySpace³. Today should be tons of fun because they’re both home. *chuckle*

Can’t have a physical wall, but the music would make for a perfect invisible one. I’ll try it out and let you know how I fare. Or, rather, how they fare without me for a few minutes.

1. I did have a MP3 player previously, but Pee Wee commandeered it and, well, it didn’t end pretty [↩]
2. But he likes that money. [↩]
3. Aha! The game is up, my dear! [↩]