working from home

It’s a challenge for many people to get up early in the morning and get to their
offices on time.
Like many others, I believed that working from home was a blessing.

So last Tuesday I called in sick to work and told my boss that I would stay at home
and do my job remotely.

I switched on my computer and logged in to Facebook first thing.

Then I reminded myself that I needed to concentrate and quickly logged out.
Since I wasn’t going into the office, I called off a meeting I had planned with a
coworker and texted my friend to say I was staying at home.
After that I managed do a bit of work before my friend called me back saying she
would drop by in half an hour for a cup of tea.
I checked out the contents of my cupboard only to discover that I had no tea. So
I put on my coat and went to the nearby shop.
When I got back home, I understood that there would be no chance for me to get
around to working again.
My friend turned up minutes later and we spent hours chatting over tea and
sweets.
I returned to the office the following day, sure that I would never try working from
home again.

Working at home isn’t bad!

Los phrasal verbs del texto

get up = levantarse
switch on = encender
log in = entrar en una aplicación o página web
log out = salir de una aplicación o página web
call off = cancelar
call back = devolver una llamada
drop by = dejarse caer (pasar por sorpresa)
check out = comprobar, averiguar
put on = ponerse (ropa)
get back = volver
get around to = encontrar el tiempo de hacer algo.
turn up = aparecer
Como siempre, algunos phrasal verbs tiene más significados. Así que turn up
puede ser “subir el volumen”, pero aquí es “aparecer”.