A Day In The Life: Working From Home

It’s hard to believe that I’ve been back in New York City for 5 weeks and working in my new role for just shy of a month. It has been a whirlwind but luckily my team is incredible and has made it a great experience! Since moving back to New York City, I’ve moved into a new role but am still working for Procter & Gamble. I am now the eCommerce Customer Team Leader, managing the relationship and overall business with four eRetailers based in the NYC area. I have four direct reports who are incredible women and have been lifesavers as I’ve transitioned into this role.

So now that everyone knows what I’m doing, let’s take a look at what my Tuesday looked like this week, as it was pretty representative.

5:15 AM: Wake up and quickly get changed into cycling gear and gulp down a glass of water and Daily Burn PRE.

5:40 AM: Cycle with Bo from Times Square up to Central Park, thankful for the bike lane and the quieter than normal streets.

5:45 AM:  The morning’s plan is to do 3 loops or 18 miles which includes more hills than I want to think about at this early hour.

6:15 AM: After the first loop meet our friend Scott for the final 45 minutes.

7:05 AM: Arrive back home and quickly shower, make coffee and prepare two peach yogurt bowls; one for me and one to-go for Bo.

7:30 AM: Spend an hour reading, responding and sorting emails as well as organizing my to-do list and calendar for the day.

8:30 AM-11:30 AM: I have two conference calls with partners who are based in Cincinnati and then spend the rest of the morning working on a few projects.  As you can see, my temporary office isn’t exactly perfect but it does the job. I spend most the day with headphones on since the Times Square noise is still easily heard from the 20th floor.

11:45 AM: Walk a mile to the P&G office where my team meets a few times a month for face-to-face meetings.  Do my best not to show up to the office looking like a sweaty mess by walking in the shade since it is an especially hot day in the city.

12:00 PM: Pick up a salad from my old salad spot, Toasties, before heading to the office.

12:30-4:30 PM: Enjoy lunch with the team before spending the next three hours working through some business issues together and being trained on new tools and software.

4:30-5:15 PM: Catch up on emails from the day as well as responding to a few blog emails and comments.

5:30 -7 PM: Catch up over glasses of sauv blanc while enjoying views of the city from Upstairs at the Kimberly Hotel.

7 PM: Talk to my brother on the phone for a much needed chat while walking the mile back to our temporary housing.

7:30: Sometimes food tastes even better the second day! Bo and I eat dinner of leftover pork tenderloin, sauteed mushrooms and onions and a side salad.

8-9:45 PM: Watch two episodes of Orange Is The New Black before dozing off on the couch.

9:55 PM: Bedtime comes early when the alarm is set for another 5:15 am wake-up call in order to make it down to the Fhitting Room for a 6 am class.