Feel Like a Chat?

Working from a home office is odd. Fabulous … but odd. When I work in the "office office" where most of my co-workers put in their 40-plus, I can close my office door and soak in the solitude. If I'm feeling a little cut off, I can open it and just listen to the ambient chatter. Or if I really feel the need to commune with my fellows, I can actually walk out of my office and into a conversation about fundraising, or publishing, or diets, or sports, or just about anything. No one really needs anything from me, so I can chat a spell and then climb back into work mode on my own terms.