One of the things I was looking forward to when starting with Liferay was the opportunity to work at home full time. I've worked at home in the past, but it was always on an ad-hoc basis, on days when somebody had a doctor's appointment, the car needed servicing, etc. I'd go do whatever the errand was and then work at home for the remainder of the day so I wouldn't have to take a day (or even a partial day) off just to run a necessary errand.

This time, however, I was going to get to work from home full-time, because I live thousands of miles away from Liferay's headquarters. Since a picture paints a thousand words, I will therefore describe my work at home experience this way:

That was on my first day here. I feel so blessed to be working for Liferay. Not only do I get to do work I love doing, I also get to be here for my family. As my daughter grows up, I won't miss nearly what I was going to miss.

And you know what? I wind up being more focused and working harder here than I ever did in an office. There's no time wasted sitting in traffic on morning and evening commutes, no time taken up with lots of meetings, office chatter, office politics, or anything like that--all of which leaves more time to simply get things done.

(And yes, for the observant, I did get a new computer--it just wasn't there on the first day.)

I am looking forward to--and praying for--a long future at Liferay. I am truly blessed.