For the past couple of weeks I am wondering where is the time and my day going?
While I work remotely I find that my days just run away from me - believe me I am not anywhere but on my laptop, cellphone, telephone and on various conference calls. I find that I get on my computer between 7 to 7:30 in the morning and I am still on at 8 at night.
Some days I am doing a catch up - especially if I have been in the office and in meetings all day. I try to get back to individuals on the same day - I hate it when it is 2 or 3 days later before I have responded.
This weekend I will be on the computer - but - I need to focus on some personal things; and, not on work.
Last night I was a panelist at an event in downtown Manhattan on digital media.
First let me say that the event was wonderful, my co-panelists were amazing and it was good to hear what other companies are focusing on and struggling with. The venue a loft in NOHO (North of Houston St.) was an industrial loft and the grand opening of the company's New York location. It is what you would expect of a New York loft with ducts and brick walls.
But, the amazing part of this was that I re-connected with many people who I have done business with in the last 20 years. For as large as the industry is in conferencing/collaboration/digital media - it really is a small community; and, in some aspects it was a little of old home week.
I enjoy catching up with folks I have not seen or heard from in many years - it is great to see how people have evolved, how our values and motivation has changed.
I am proud to be part of a community that as we mature, learn more about the work we do - we look to see how we can use it to enrich other people's lives. As a community that is our legacy.
In July my laptop is going to be three years old and it is starting to show its age.
There is no rhyme or reason but beginning last Friday afternoon I could not get Kronos to show the different menu items - Kronos is our time keeping program and how we are paid. On Monday morning I spoke to our Help Desk and after their attempting to make it work the only way the menu items would show up is if after I loaded the program I would do a refresh. Okay I guess I could live with that - they were going to have the Kronos specialist contact me.
I missed the specialists call and called him back - I received his Supervisor who said he would help me and "lo and behold" when I log into Kronos all is good. Is Murphy around?
Next, Symantec needs to be updated on my laptop - well it appears that it cannot be done remotely. They will need to have a couple of hours with my laptop after removing over 1500 temporary files this past Tuesday, next Tuesday they will install the new Symantec; as well as, re-image my laptop.
I will be without my laptop for about 3 hours next Tuesday - it will be difficult as I am so tied to it; but, hopefully after all is done it will survive - at least for another 6 months.
I am usually good about staying up on my emails, my responses and reading the various proposals that come across my desk.
But not in the past week - beginning the middle of last week I was out at site surveys and client meetings and not able to read the various proposals and email requests coming across my laptop. It was also performance review time so it was necessary to schedule time with my team members and conduct their review.
In my email where proposals, quotes and much more that required responses. As I only had one meeting in the office on Tuesday which was set up as an in person and a web ex I opted to work from home to see if I could catch up on some of these items. It was a good choice as my Boss called me at 9AM asking me to cancel the Staff meeting.
I may work from home on Wednesday too and read a very lengthy, comprehensive proposal and determine how I present to my management. It is easier for me to focus on these things at home than in the office. Wednesday is New York City day and I have a meeting at 9AM and 10AM that are also available via web ex - I will take them that way.
Hopefully by the end of Wednesday I will be caught up, feel that I am back in control of my workload and be prepared for the meetings I have on Thursday.
I don't know why yesterday I couldn't seem to get warm enough; but, I was freezing.
During the day I keep the temperature set at 66 degrees; but, I have a heater not far from me to warm up the area that I am working in. But, yesterday even with the heater at high, a pair of sweatpants, a turtleneck and wool socks with lined slippers I was still very cold.
I am not looking forward to today where the temperature is supposed to be brutal through the evening. Give me some 30 to 40 degree temperatures; but, with no wind.
This coming weekend we move our clocks forward for Spring ahead - can we get the weather to also Spring ahead?!?!
Most nights I just want to go to bed, fall asleep and stay asleep all night until the alarm goes off in the morning.
Not last night. It was the Oscar Awards and this past year there were many categories where there was no clear winner. I usually am asleep halfway through it and wake up at the very end to find out what won Best Picture.
I did nap for about 30 minutes in the afternoon - not sure if that will help me stay awake or not. Ellen DeGeneres is quite funny and I will enjoy her; however, it is the long speeches that make this program so long and draining.
But it is Hollywood's night and this year especially there are an incredible number of great movies and performances. Each one in their own should receive the Academy Award.
It was time to remove the Valentine's decor and change the house to reflect that it is March and St. Patrick's day is coming.
I decided to also put away some of the snowmen and other items that reflected winter and I wanted to have it all done in an hour. That meant putting things all on one table, opening cabinets, bending and fitting things - well just after I put some things away in a bottom cabinet I got up and clocked my head on the upper cabinet doors.
OWW - that hurt. I thought that I had cut myself because that is how much it hurt - I hadn't but I have a nice lump. No, I didn't put ice on it - I probably should have and I did have a slight headache.
I certainly will remember this the next time I change the house around again - in another month for Easter.
