I'm writing this post from Word 07 and on my new laptop. Two firsts for me.
We bought the laptop a few weeks ago, but I've barely used it yet. Chris uses it a lot at night, after I'm in bed, since we sleep in the study these days so he can't get at the desktop. I've been wanting a laptop for ages (and we're actually paying for it out of the tiny bit of money I've earned doing web editing work since I've been on maternity leave), but shortly before we got it we finally got a wireless router, since which time I've been doing most of my (writing/studying) work out in the Rolfing studio. So it's not so exciting now. It may be more exciting once uni starts up again. I have the idea that I might go work at Starbucks for a morning here and there – though at this stage I still need to be home to nurse Mikaela around lunch time at least. (Though I started working two days a week when Liam was this age and he learned to do without 'mummy milk' on those days without much trouble.) For the moment I am on 'holidays' for three weeks, which means I don't get my writing days, but that we do actually get family time. As of next week Liam is also on school holidays for three weeks, so I won't even get my Tuesdays and Thursdays when I can write/think or even just do housework, while Kaely sleeps and Liam is out. I am planning lots of play dates!
But, back to the laptop, I've also discovered that I have to be extremely careful how I hold my hands while typing or I end up making the curser jump all over the place by (I presume) accidentally brushing the touchpad. Which is a pain, especially typing on a table that is really too high to type on. Then again, that's probably not a good idea anyway.
What I do like is the idea that I can have it out and check email etc while Mikaela is playing, without me having to go into the study. That's going to be nice.
