Need to get out more

One of the not-so great things about telecommuting all the time is that I rarely leave the house. That isn’t to say I never leave the house, but it’s usually only to places like the grocery store or some other place to fetch food or other items. I don’t go places and actually have other conversations with other adults too often, or at least adults that I have much more in common with than having kids.

Back before I had a kid and the economy was in the throws of the building dot.com bubble, I travelled to the office quite in California quite frequently — usually about once a month. Now I’m lucky if I go once every 4 or 5 months. I even got to go someplace exotic like the UK (twice) or Signapore (once). One of the things I get out of those trips is socalization. I get to talk to my co-workers about stuff (work or otherwise), much of which my wife has either heard too many times or doesn’t care about.

The bottom line: I need some face time with some other adults.