8.14.2007
Being that the festival was blissfully concluded about two weeks ago, I really have no excuse not to write something. It was really nice to take some time and not do anything for a few days... no e-mails, no phone calls, no constant decision-making required. I had two fabulous interns this summer, as well as another excellent employee who was pseudo-under my charge - I would have been sunk without them. It was a new experience for me to have help. Real help, mind you... I've always had helpful colleagues (some of them, at least), but helpful in the "if I have an extra minute I'll give you a hand" sort of way. No, no - real help is the best. I've never had the opportunity to delegate before, and damn it is the greatest thing in the world.
My greatest challenge now will be to stay disciplined with working from home. (Case in point: I am blogging now instead of working.) We are really looking forward to moving in a couple of weeks, and I think being in a place where I can set up a bona fide office will be a huge help. Having the right kind of workspace will help encourage my diligence... should be much better than what I have now, which is unfortunately not even as good as what I had in Boston (which is still not saying much). We have a sunroom in our new apartment that will serve as my office - I hope it works out to be a good arrangement.
I think it will be a really enjoyable way to work if I can make myself stay on task with what I have to do, and balance that with doing everything else that I want to do. The scary part is that I've never really been good at that...
Flashback to college: I need to practice. But, I want to go drink beer on the patio at Steverino's. Hmm... a dilemma...
I know that will be the biggest challenge for me, so I look forward to tackling it and staying on top of things.
Speaking of tackling (chuckle chuckle), football season is upon us. (!!!) I caught a few short bits of NFL pre-season this past weekend, which was enough to kick my football appetite into a veritable frenzy. Our moving schedule is likely to have us schlepping stuff into our new pad on the day of the UGA home opener (BALLS!) but I'll see what tweaking can be made to the schedule to avoid that all-important event. I am particularly looking forward to this season, because last season was a bit of a dry spell for me. Spend your autumn in New England and you'll understand - when BC is the hottest game in a 500 mile radius, you've got problems.
My greatest challenge now will be to stay disciplined with working from home. (Case in point: I am blogging now instead of working.) We are really looking forward to moving in a couple of weeks, and I think being in a place where I can set up a bona fide office will be a huge help. Having the right kind of workspace will help encourage my diligence... should be much better than what I have now, which is unfortunately not even as good as what I had in Boston (which is still not saying much). We have a sunroom in our new apartment that will serve as my office - I hope it works out to be a good arrangement.
I think it will be a really enjoyable way to work if I can make myself stay on task with what I have to do, and balance that with doing everything else that I want to do. The scary part is that I've never really been good at that...
Flashback to college: I need to practice. But, I want to go drink beer on the patio at Steverino's. Hmm... a dilemma...
I know that will be the biggest challenge for me, so I look forward to tackling it and staying on top of things.
Speaking of tackling (chuckle chuckle), football season is upon us. (!!!) I caught a few short bits of NFL pre-season this past weekend, which was enough to kick my football appetite into a veritable frenzy. Our moving schedule is likely to have us schlepping stuff into our new pad on the day of the UGA home opener (BALLS!) but I'll see what tweaking can be made to the schedule to avoid that all-important event. I am particularly looking forward to this season, because last season was a bit of a dry spell for me. Spend your autumn in New England and you'll understand - when BC is the hottest game in a 500 mile radius, you've got problems.
posted by Dave at 9:31 AM
2 Comments:
Damn. Seeing how clean and tidy your work spaces are in those pictures makes me want to burn my house down...especially since you think they're dirty.
Hope your move goes well, with you back in A town there needs to be some funk laid down and some tasty beverages consumed this fall.
Hope your move goes well, with you back in A town there needs to be some funk laid down and some tasty beverages consumed this fall.
Go Dawgs! Hitting my usual Manhattan hot spot w/ G-funk... surrounded by other NYC Dawgs. SO excited. Glad to hear you had good downtime and that you're getting settled in. Cheers!
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