Today it was time for flex time! Yes, working from home has an advantage or two.

Last night the forecast was for T-storms; some possibly severe. And in fact, some online messages from co-workers  mentioned that there was a lot of lightning last night. Amazingly, I slept through it all. I know I did, because one of those colleagues lives just a few blocks away from me.

Anyway, at 4:45 am it was raining, and there was some lightning. If I had had to go to regular work, I might have braved a ride anyway. But here was the perfect opportunity to give flex time a try.

After having some breakfast, I clocked in at the unearthly early hour of 5:45 am. I took my morning break at about the time that I normally clock in. \”Lunchtime\” was at 9:00 am; a departmental zoom meeting was scheduled for 10:00-11:00. I figured I would get too hungry if I waited until after the meeting to eat.

Getting through the last hour of work seemed quite a strain; maybe because neither my brain nor my body is used to a schedule like today\’s. I clocked out for the day at 2:15 pm.

Then it was ride time at last. The sky was still mostly overcast, and the clouds had a somewhat stormy look. I\’m glad it didn\’t rain, but the wind made the homeward-bound leg of my ride pretty tough. After I was home I checked a weather site; the wind had been 14-15 mph before my ride was finished.

I\’m glad I don\’t have to follow a schedule like today\’s on a daily basis. But it\’s good to know that I can, when it\’s time for flex time.