Thursday, August 26, 2004
Busy…
Busy...Oh so busy - so busy that I can't think straight - but somehow the work must get done!
Working furtively towards tomorrow afternoon when my boss goes on vacation...
Monday, August 23, 2004
More…
More...So much happened last week and the weekend before and this last weekend... I can't write it all down. I have been having fun, along with not having any. That didn't make sense. Oh well! Guess that is Monday for you (yes I am just going to blame everything on Monday today. I don't do it often so I figure I am intitled!)
Work is a little slower today only because I took some stuff home and worked on it over the weekend. Nothing big, but enough to make a big impact on my day. Which is lovely. I was VERY stressed out last week. I could feel the tension in my stomach. Not a good thing. So this week I am taking a step back and just trying to work through some of the details to get where I am going. I need to see the little pictures instead of getting swept up in the big one!
We are interviewing for a new team member this week. A portfolio manager. It's an interesting position. I have never really interviewed anyone and we are doing it as a group. It makes it even more interesting as it is a higher level position we are hiring for. Already we have had a good candidate and a bad one. We have also had some people come out of the woodwork that I would have excpeted to see. It will be interesting to see what happens with all of this. I now see just how difficult it is to hire someone - how can you tell what people will be like once you get them in the position? Weird stuff. But fun at the same time. What really makes this an interesting position is the fact that this person needs to know everything about Project Management, but will not actually be managing projects - at least not today. They will also be working closely with me (won't that be fun?!!) So - we'll see. I am trying to stay very open minded about this whole process and have faith in my boss. Afterall she hired me. So far we have agreed on people we have talked to. It's pretty cool.
Lets see... I think that is about all to chat about at the moment. Back to Monday!!!
Monday Monday….
Monday Monday....Someone has a case of the Mondays. And today that's okay.
I know I haven't really written anything lately, but I have been super busy. Work finally decided to pick up (I am so glad I finally talked to my boss) and with all my other activities it was getting a bit hectic.
The good news is - I have a few weeks off! Yeah! My last belly dancing class is tonight and then there isn't anything till mid-September (which I DO realize is just around the corner.) I'm planning on taking two classes again - but with out kickball it should be a little easier. The next few weeks I am going to concentrate on riding my bike and really getting comfortable with riding in traffic and - well- riding in general.
Our kickball game was rained out yesterday. So they are going to try and re-schedule us. It was really okay that we didn't play - I wasn't in the mood to get all muddy and dirty. The only bad part is - this extends out the season. Oh well.
Thursday, August 19, 2004
Okay
Okay - I know - I haven't blogged in FOREVER and then the first time I do it about this:CNN.com - Bear guzzles 36 beers passes out at campground - Aug 19 2004
I'm REALLY sorry - but I am SWAMPED at work... I will update as soon as I dig myself out from the tree that committed suicide all over my desk... poor tree :(
Thursday, August 12, 2004
Sick…
Sick...Sometime Tuesday my body decided it had enough and I got sick. I now have a runny nose, the lovely congestion and sneeziness that I just love. Though I am feeling better today than I did yesterday, I am still not feeling 100% and I really want to feel 100% because I have things to work on. It would be so much easier to work on them if I could just breath like a normal person!
In other news... I rode my bike last night. It was fun, though I didn't have enough energy to go as far or as fast as I wanted to. I was pretty tired by the time I got home. I practically fell into bed, only to lay there completely awake thinking about all the things I didn't get done or still had to work on.
I've decided to go back to school. To get my MBA. I think just a straight MBA will be fine. Now I have to figure out which school I'm going to apply for and when I will start. If I go to UW, I would start next Fall. There are a couple of other Universities that I could go to where I could start sooner. We'll see. I still have to take the GMAT and I think I should at least study a little for that.
I made the mistake of drinking a whole bottle of vitamin water (which contains all kinds of goodness) and also drinking a white chocolate mocha. At least it wasn't a 16 oz. but it was enough to suddenly send caffeine charging through my system at high speeds and make me feel as if my head was going to pop off.
The caffeine charge combined with the sluggish feelings caused by the cold is an interesting mix. Hyper sluggishness?
As you wake in the morning
What do you feel?
Does a rush of happiness
wash over you when,
Suddenly, you realize you are alive?
