I'm sure I've read on here before about mums working from home having friends struggling to understand that just because it is from home, it is still work. I've been turning down social events during the working day recently and have just had a slightly snarky comment from someone because I have been trying to politely defer a suggestion to meet up. I'm finding that since I have started working from home people still expect me to be available to meet up. I have still been doing so to some extent, but have been trying to do so less regularly so that more time passes between seeing people.
If I spent less time on here, I would get more done, it's true! But it suits my working style to dip in and out of here while I work, it doesn't suit my working style to wipe 2 hours out of a short primary school day socialising. I've always respected when other people have to work, so this is beginning to irritate now.
I just need some stock phrases to hand so as not to offend. I've done the usual 'let me look in my diary and I'll get back to you' ... then offering a week several weeks away. If anyone has any other tips, I'd be grateful.