Mary Panttaja

It’s interesting to watch the updraft of my work change momentum. Some moments I can barely contain all the ideas and energy that is trying to get things to happen. Other moments, like today, I can’t quite figure out what wants to get done. It may be some mild tiredness from a week of travel, or just a flux in the flow. In those moments, I go to the to-do list and try to knock some tedious things off the list, or clean out my email, or edit the to-do list. There is always something that can be done. That way, those things aren’t in my way when I’m really ready to do something more creative.

We are sitting at a table on the train working, and the bays along the Atlantic Ocean are sliding by the window: boats in moorage, small harbors, sun and clouds, flat islands lying offshore, small towns and little parks.

Working while traveling has been pretty effective this trip. We could always find a way to use stray moments at coffee, at the station, on the train. The train is particularly great because it provides electricity with every seat (at least in business class). So with Jim’s Verizon wireless we have the whole working environment.

Okay. Now there’s a beach with sunbathers and bright umbrellas. We haven’t tried that working environment yet—always something new to try. Maybe with a mojito…