Over the past week, I’ve been more mobile than I ever have before. I moved to San Luis Obispo more permanently last weekend and we don’t have internet at the house until Tuesday the 13th, Charter didn’t have any available appointments until then. So I’ve spent most of the past week between local coffee shops with free WiFi (for the record I’m not cheap, I buy at least one drink for every two hours I’m there) and the Cal Poly library.
I’ve found that I rather enjoy being a mobile freelancer. I never really took stock in the idea before, figuring that it would be too distracting and I wouldn’t get much work done. But I’ve found that with my pair of Skullcandy headphones, and a good playlist, I’m just fine. In fact, I feel as if I get even more done than I normally would sitting at my desk at home (which I also don’t have yet, new home = new furniture, which has yet to arrive). Part of this is likely the different setting, many freelancing websites recommend having a separate room in your house to use as an office, or doing what I have, going somewhere else and working.
With my desk arriving sometime this weekend and an internet connection a few days later, I’ll have a chance to really see which environment I am more productive in, although I have a feeling I’m going to be spending a lot more money on Iced Caramellos in the coming months.