1 Working from home I-interviewer M=Michela I OK, Michela. You work from home now. Can you tell me about a 1 ( ) day? M Sure, I always get up around seven and the first thing I do is get the kids ready for school. I take them at eight thirty and then I always start work at nine. I Do you ever have a day where you decide to have the morning off and start work later? M No, you can't do that. It's important with home-working to have a timetable and 2( ) it. If you 3( ) watching TV or doing the cleaning then it isn't for you. So I have lunch at twelve and finish work at two thirty to get the children. I Was that why you gave up your office job. M Yes, I wanted to spend more time with the children. It gives me more 4( ). Sometimes I need to work in the evening but usually it isn't a problem. I So how long have you been doing this kind of work? M For about five years. I've been with the same company since I left school, but with the Internet and technology it's easy now to be at home. I So your employer doesn't mind. M No. It means the company saves money on office space and as long as I get the work done, they’re happy. Sometimes I still go into work to meet clients and so on. For example, I'm 5( ) nearly every day this week because we have visitors from another company and I can't really invite them over to my house. Besides, it's nice to go in every so often. I like to see people and 6 ( ) on the 7 ( ) and the news with my colleagues. I miss that side of going into work every day. I : Is there anything else you miss? M Ermm. No, not really. And I'll tell you what I really don’t miss and that's having to spend two hours 8 ( ) on the bus and train every day.