The Snow Brings an Unexpected Gift

Where I live on Hayling Island, snow doesn't feature very often in our weather forecast.  So when  the first sprinkling of this winter arrived yesterday morning, I knew it would mean chaos on the already icy local roads.  And of course I had 2 meetings in the diary, both arranged before the current bad weather started.  Fortunately both parties happily agreed to postpone until conditions improve and I've been to able to stay in the warm (and once again count my blessings that I work from home!).

As I read the tweets and Facebook updates posted by other local fellow business owners online, I could see that many of them had made the same sensible decision, even though for some it meant a loss of income. 

What I noticed most were the little comments about unexpectedly having time to do other things.  For example, instead of being where they would have been but for the bad weather, they were now able to catch up on tasks in the office.  Some were returning phone calls; replying to emails; tidying the office -  or in my case - writing this blog post.

For all small business owners, going out to meetings and networking events is important.  But just occasionally, it's a good idea to set aside time to spend on those little jobs that tend to build up while we're out and about.  After all, you can't always rely on the snow to keep you in the office!

If you've had some unexpected time in the office recently because of the bad weather, how did you spend it? Please share in the comments below :)

 

Comments

[LouiseBJ]

Thanks for commenting Clare. My business is like yours in that most of it can take place by phone and via the internet. I'm constantly thankful not to need to drive in rush hour traffic, and on days like today, even more grateful I can stay in the warm :)

Glad you're putting your extra gift of time to good use today!

[Clare Evans @clareevans]

Working from home it's been business as usual. I work with most of my clients over the phone so bad weather and transport issues don't impact that.

I was thinking much the same thing yesterday, don't complain about what you can't do but think about all the things you CAN now do.

My morning network meeting today was cancelled - so I've enjoyed the snow and got on with things earlier than planned.