It’s probably best that you do whatever you feel most comfortable with as long as it’s not endangering other people. If you are alone in your office, you have nothing to feel bad about. If there are many people working in close quarters, it’s a problem.

What does strength have to do with building a functional set of normatives? The collective of fussy little details to create a functional work environment make a complex weave. My contractor career has carried me into a wide array of work environments and the one thing they all have in common is the transitional curve. It takes at least an hour or fifty to find the flow of the resident routine. Why are you beating yourself up for being more interested in getting work done than learning a new routine. That sounds like a solid work ethic to me. I'm tempted to ask if you are available to do my books, but I'll bet dollars to wishes your retainer won't fit in my budget.

As for your mind being all over the place? ? ? Welcome to the Corona Crowning. Those of us who have already learned a bit about living with anxiety have the advantage this week. For this certified nut job, it's quite the transition being the sanest person in the grocery line these days.

You're working through a new path of balance.

Good for you to keep working through all the blips of thoughts that come through anxiety's section.

Best wishes for you to find a good balance for work.

I would agree with Restful. I should add that last year I couldn't stand working from home all alone. Things changed internally (thanks to therapy, I believe) and I feel much more comfortable alone at home now. When you say you have a hard time, in what way? Anxiety, sadness, loneliness, just focus?

Hard time with anxiety and lack of focus. I wasn't confident in what I was doing like I do when I'm in the office. Any little upsetting thing would cause me to question what I was doing or if I can continue doing my work.

I could relate. That's why I shower and change before starting work at home. So at least I feel like I am shifting my mind into a work mode. Is this usually the case when you work from home or just now during this unusual situation?

I don't work from home often. This is the first job I've ever worked from home. I've only done it for a single day a total of 5 times over the past three years I've worked there.