4:20pm and signing off for the day
Aug 7, 2008 Friends, work work work
I finished most (not all) of my work to-do list but tomorrow is pretty open to get more done. I have a phone interview with a potential client in the afternoon but otherwise nothing scheduled so I want to crank out at least most of a big project (we want it to launch by the end of next week) so I can clear my desk to start research on another big project (also due at the end of next week).
Today is Thursday, which means Abby and Kristen are already off having a gay old time with Lynne and the kids but I’m not with ‘em ‘cuz I had work. Fortunately they took Noah (Madison didn’t mind staying behind since Brett was staying, too) since it’s the big kid who really suffers when we miss out on stuff. Brett and I are waiting for the husbands to get off work and then we’re all car pooling over there for pizza. I hope that I’ve figured out how to relax by then — I think I may just have to have a drink tonight. So there. And I think I’ll leave my cell and iPod at home. (Dare I? Oh rats. Yes. Darnit, I’m taking the night off!)
Brett asked me today what my dream job was and I said writing stuff I want to write (in a cabin in the woods and one of those fancy but not too fancy cabins, too, more like a Usonian house than Laura Ingalls) but if he means my dream job in light of a need to make money, I’d still say this is pretty close. It’s not like I spend all — or some weeks even most — of my time writing stuff that gets me all hot and bothered but it’s still writing or strategizing and talking to people who are passionate about what they want to do, all of which I like. Someday I hope to spend lots of time alone (with my family — they can come, too) in the green quiet writing essays but meanwhile this will do. Especially if there are friends with pizza and hard cider at the end of it.
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Busy Monday
Jun 16, 2008 The Story of My Life
- Madison started guppy swim class this morning. She did great although there were some tears. What kills me about this kid is that she tries even when she’s crying. She’s so brave. She ended up having a great time — laughing, splashing and handing out high fives — but now she says she will never go again. I’m chalking it up to exhaustion because she’s also having a fit anytime goes every so slightly out of whack. Poor baby.
- I’ve got a lot of catch up from being off-site for three days last week and having the panel on Monday. I like being busy and I like having a long to-do list where I get to cross stuff off. It’s very satisfying.
- We’re watching a friend of Noah’s for most of this week. The kid is a delight and no problem whatsoever. However there’s a lot of tween energy ricocheting off the walls here and when it comes to tween energy, less is more.
- OpenAdoptionSupport.com has been busy this weekend. And someone posted a new FAQ today. A lot of discussion, most of which I don’t have time to address right now. Rats. Happily the community seems to be humming along just fine without me (as long as I’m around to make sure the tech stuff is functioning).
- I’ve drunk more in the past three weeks than I have in the past three years. What this actually amounts to is three hard cider drinks in the past three weeks — one each on Thursday. It’s Abby’s fault. I don’t think I’m at risk to actually become a lush though. At least, not yet.
- I may miss this Thursday for a work/fun event though. Depends on a whole host of things. Waiting to see about that.
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