Sometimes (not during the summer, when my son is with me), I feel lonely here in my home office. When I worked in a more traditional office, I was never lonely. I had co-workers and clients to speak with.

Now, though, sometimes, when my husband is at school/work and my son is at school, I feel occasional pangs of loneliness. Sometimes I feel loneliness when my husband and son are at home — loneliness for a little female interaction.

One of the main advantages of working outside the home is that you have people to interact with on a regular basis — people who know where you are coming from because you have similar experiences with the same job. Even if joined neighborhood women for a gab session while the kids play, I find it hard to relate to them. I’m the only WAHM in the bunch.

So, I like to look online. I look for other WAHMs, and "chat" with them. And, every now and again, I take a  "lunch break"  and meet my aunt for some quality, face-to-face girl time.

What do you do when the home office gets lonely?

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