{"id":7308,"date":"2016-03-19T10:38:53","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T14:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lisaschnellinger.com\/pennies\/?p=7308"},"modified":"2019-05-15T13:50:36","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T17:50:36","slug":"couch-worker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lisaschnellinger.com\/pennies\/?p=7308","title":{"rendered":"Couch worker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amidst all the chaos going on in\u00a0my house, with the entire basement unusable<\/a>, there’s a\u00a0bright spot: My commute time has been cut in half.<\/p>\n

Instead of walking down two flights of stairs to get to my office, I now only have to go down one flight – to the couch.<\/p>\n

I settle in with my tea, put the keyboard in my lap, and hit the recline button.<\/p>\n

Yes, the couch is a recliner.<\/a> And I work from it while\u00a0reclined.<\/p>\n

It surprised me that I can work this way. You’d think that I would just fall asleep, or at least that lying prone would make it hard to concentrate.<\/p>\n

But honestly, this posture works well. All parts of my back, neck and legs are fully supported and cushioned.<\/p>\n

My eyes are level with the center of the monitor, just like they’re supposed to be. Even better, because the monitor is further away, I don’t need to wear reading glasses.<\/p>\n

It’s not all joy, of course.\u00a0I only have one monitor now instead of two. That monitor\u00a0and the Mac mini are perched a bit precariously on an $8 wooden table from Walmart. The ethernet cable is stretched to the max to reach the TV box across the room.<\/p>\n

I rarely refer to anything on paper for work, but when I do, it has to go on the couch to my left.<\/p>\n

I need\u00a0to turn my head slightly to see the monitor, but I swivel\u00a0my neck in the opposite direction when I’m thinking, to even out the muscle use.<\/p>\n

I sit up sometimes – when I’m on the phone, or working on a complex document. It’s great to be able to change positions so many ways.<\/p>\n

Overall, this relaxed posture seems good for my back and my brain. Haven’t had any problem with my hip since I started this, either.<\/p>\n

When people get used to working from home, they never want to give it up.<\/p>\n

When all the repair work is done, I may just keep my office right where it is.<\/p>\n

Today’s penny is a 2011, in honor of the 11,000 workers employed by La-Z-Boy in Monroe, Michigan.<\/p>\n

\"March<\/p>\n

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