Hi. Eeek! Super buried at work right now - doesn’t that always seem to be the issue? I’m nervous though, because, remember all of the entries I wrote about supply chain and making sure you stock up on all of your holiday gifts early? Yeah, well, this shit’s going to continue well into 2022 and all of the retail buyers know this so they’ve pushed UP their expectations AND the presentations they want to see and they are all hitting at the very same time - right before the holidays!
This means that I have to have allll of my development done…like, this week! WTF. Do you also remember that I used to have a staff? Well, I don’t anymore. I do have someone who is here to help me, but she’s still relatively new and doesn’t have the knowledge rolling around in her brain like Negitive C, Easy E and my previous engineer did. I don’t either so half the time I don’t even know what to tell her. Eeek and yikes all at the same time!
I have a meeting with Boss and Boss’s Boss to go over all of the projects on Friday. It’s Wednesday…help!
Good thing the weather is gross and rainy outside today. That helps in keeping me buried in development. I’d probably work later than normal, but Martini is at doggy daycare today and that means I have to pick her up before 6:30 or she goes to doggy jail and has to spend the night in the clink!
Our company (yes, the one that I’m looking to leave) is merging with another company after we were purchased from a private equity company recently. The announcement of this change was last week. On the one hand, I’m thinking that this might spark some opportunities for a different gig that I’d be a much better fit for. On the other hand, I could get canned if I can’t get this stuff done this week!
And all of the above means that we have people from this other company marching in and out of our offices this week (the merged corporate office will be here at my current office) and there are lots of interruptions and people wanting to introduce themselves.
Additionally, the neuropathy caused by chemotherapy in my hands and feet is still there. I can’t say that I have a bad case, but it’s noticeable at all times. The feeling is like when your hands or feet fall asleep and you feel them just start to wake up. Do you know that feeling? Kind of tingly and numb and weird? That’s what my fingertips and toes and the balls of my feet feel like constantly.
They say it will get worse before it gets better. I can handle a little worse, but not much more. It can also possibly be permanent.
When I put my feet into shoes, it feels like my feet are both swollen and that I have a handful of straw thrown into my shoes and I’m walking around on hay-filled shoes.
All of that to say, when I type on my computer, I’m thinking about it. When I’m working with samples, I’m thinking about it. When I’m working out, I’m thinking about it. Hell, when I’m just awake and walking around, I’m thinking about it.
So. Lots on my mind as we head into the meat of November. So much to do at work and so much to do at home. Thanksgiving! The Holidays! Presentations! How to get it all done?
Once again, one prickly step at a time!
Here we go,
GS
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