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Bathrooms
Having a one bathroom house is kinda like being at a music festival. You need to "go" when you think about it, not when you really need to go. We've had a 1 bath house for 10 years and there have been times when I thought I was going to DIE. Lance said he just goes by the tree in the back yard when it's urgent. Sometimes I envy you boys ( Read more... ) -
Procrastination and Hoarding
My parents had to move this weekend. Really, they could have done it any time in the last 5-6 months. But today was the last day they could legally come and go from their house. My parents are sweet. If you ever meet them, I can pretty much guarantee that you'll love them. But sometimes they are bad with money. And they, especially my mom, ( Read more... ) -
Coincidence
After my meeting with Eileen, I was thinking about how much I dislike being alone, and how much I've felt cheated by being born a woman. These have been recurring struggles for me.
It may seem odd that I like working from home, but I interact with people all the time through the work day. It's the slow times where I get antsy and uncomfortable.
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Think People!
I got a call from a client last night at 12:30am. Both of their DBA's are out of town and are unreachable. One's on a cruise. I don't know where the other one is ( Read more... ) -
In the Zone
Today something happened to me that hasn't happened in ages. I had a work related task, and I got so into it that I lost track of time! Since I do a lot of production support, I do lots of quick fix type things, but very little long term strategic thinking. Today, I felt completely engaged. I think I would like to do more work like that.
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Staying with what I know
So I didn't jump on the team lead position. They couldn't really define what the position would be and I had a feeling it would end up being a lot more hours working with very similar pay. I know I could have learned from it. And maybe I should have taken it. But I value my time ( Read more... ) -
Almost back to normal
I've finally gotten a few nights of sleep and I'm feeling more myself. Lance went to see a band tonight, but I still feel like I'm recovering so I stayed in. I feel a little lame about that, but I'm just tired of being exhausted and grumpy. I am unbelievably pathetic when I let myself get run down. I didn't really have control over things last ( Read more... ) -
When It Rains It Pours
I was really looking forward to the 3 day weekend. But things don't always happen the way you want or expect ( Read more... ) -
Tomorrow
Tomorrow is my annual review. One thing we'll be discussing is that team lead position. I have reservations, partly because I question whether or not I will be able to make a difference. I have had a few restless dreams about past situations where I was expected to do things without having the resources I needed ( Read more... ) -
Opportunity?
The owner of the company I work for asked me yesterday if I would consider being the team lead of our small 4 person (including me) team. I know we need it. Desperately ( Read more... )