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.

AM in Central Park

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.

Peach Yogurt Bowl

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.

Temporary home office

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.

pic 4

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.

NYC views

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.

Pork Tenderloin

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.

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12 Comments

  1. RunEatRepeat August 5, 2015 / 2:54 pm

    How are you lil bear????!! I miss you 🙂

    And I want to eat salad and peach yogurt bowls with you soon.

    • ashleyd August 6, 2015 / 12:41 am

      Hi! Miss you! Hope we get to run, eat & drink together soon!

    • ashleyd August 6, 2015 / 12:41 am

      Yes Nicole for now I will work from home!

  2. Laura August 5, 2015 / 6:46 pm

    Do you primarily WFH every day now? I wfh 1-2 days a week and love it. My dog especially loves it as she gets to snooze on the couch all day vs being outside!

    • ashleyd August 6, 2015 / 12:40 am

      Hi Laura! Yes, in my new role I will primarily work from home!

  3. Kristine August 5, 2015 / 7:31 pm

    That breakfast (and dinner) though!

    Love seeing how other’s work from home days go – I loved this!

    • ashleyd August 6, 2015 / 12:43 am

      Thanks lovely! I can’t wait to see your day in the life. 🙂 Also, I just signed up for a reformer class!

  4. Lucy August 6, 2015 / 4:21 pm

    I love New York so much, I’m so jealous that you are living/working there!
    Glad you are settling in well at your new job 🙂

  5. Janet August 6, 2015 / 9:02 pm

    I love “day in the life posts”. When I read about people getting up at 5am to exercise I think what time do they go to bed at? These posts tell me!

    • ashleyd August 7, 2015 / 11:39 am

      I’m so glad you like it! I’ll definitely do another one soon!

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