Today I’m home from work sick… I loathe this. I hate everything about it. Every part of you feeling blah. Your body aching. No matter how many times you brush your teeth your mouth still feels horrid. Btw, wtf is that white crap that builds up on your tongue when you’re sick? I’m afraid I know but don’t want to believe it… ew.

It’s always at the worst times that I get sick. It’s been ~ 8 months since the last time I was feeling bad so I guess I’m due. Last time was just before the holidays. This time is right at the end of a big project… of course.

So yeah. I’m sick. Fever. Body aches. Can’t sleep yet uber tired.

I guess I don’t really have a point for this - - I’m just bitching about feeling like hell.

P.S.: 400th post. Wowzer.

…I’m not exactly sure how I survived this week.

Monday = one of the most stressful days I’ve had in a very long time.

Tuesday = Monday + Tuesday all in one.  1st of month and billing excitement at work.

Wednesday = Pains with our CRM vendor at work start to surface.

Thursday = CRM pains snap and we start “action”.  Oh ya - our site dies for 30 mins.

Friday = today.  wow.  I made it.  The best part of today.  Exactly two weeks from this VERY MINUTE we’ll be in DFW on layover en route to Puerto Vallarta.  Holy shit.  Two weeks.  There’s so much to do pre-vaca…  :-)  it’s the good kind of to-do list, though.

So I was either swamped or last week was the shortest week ever.  I’m betting it was due to insanity.  Let’s see…

At work we finally went live with the new Community portion of the product!  Six + months in the making - - It’s been a long road.  It looks great - check it out!

I’m progressing further with interviews for a Project Manager.  Wish me luck!!

The phone system project at work is kicking my ass.  Ask me for details over a beer.

At work we spent Friday afternoon celebrating the release of the community.  That was pleasantly and surprisingly a lot of fun!

We’re loving our new kitchen toy…  I just wish the door would work ;-)  it looks purty, though!

It’s finally too cold to make a late night run for bad fast food and movies while wearing sweat pants and sandals…  There’s more to the story and yes you should ask!  lol

So what did I learn.  Hmm.

• You really should work hard; play hard
•  I never want to buy another phone system.  ever.
• Flickr is awesome.
• I’m continuing to love my iPhone
• Happy Feet is a horrible movie
• More people should plan for random “mental health days” off from work
• I’m still never going to buy another phone system.

• Breathe
• Chill
• Rinse, repeat

• Making people smile often makes you smile, too
• Experience is often unmeasurable
• The past doesn’t always stay there
• The world is so amazingly small

So… it’s 10 days until I exit my 20’s. Scary, huh? Well - maybe not for you. I was enjoying a gorgeous morning drive into the office today around 6:15ish and started thinking about all the things I “live” by at work. I thought I’d do a little brain dump… these work for me and are just little things that I picked up from my (short) life of almost 9 yrs in IT and 8 yrs in some sort of mgmt. Your mileage may vary.

• Work hard - play hard. You won’t survive without… you won’t make it far with just one of those.
• Chill! Stress is contagious. If you’re a lunatic then everyone else will think the world is ending, too. If the world really is ending - stressing out won’t fix it! Go to the beach.
• Tackle challenges. I promise - they won’t go away if you ignore them Although, if they could… wow, nice.
• Take risks. So very seldom do you take a risk that you can’t recover from. Additionally, be prepared for both success and failure.
• Have a backup and backout plan. See above.
• Have fun! Sheesh. It’s not like you work at IBM or in medical billing. (if you do… then call me - we’re hiring!)
• You will never be an expert. It’s true. You’ll never know everything. Someone always knows more. But… you should always try to challenge them and work at surpassing ‘em!
• Be modest. Come on - honestly - when was the last time that you did something without assistance… give credit where credit is due and know that your success is often achieved with your team.
• Know when you can’t do it all. aka: Know when you can’t be a hat rack. (this one is really hard) Call in reinforcements - stop being a jack of all trades - build a team - outsource (yeah, I said it!) - delegate - etc…
• There is never a right time to do things. Ugh JFDI. It’s like buying a computer. Just do it - you’ll never hit that perfect sale… I guarantee that within a month of buying it it’ll be cheaper-bigger-better-faster.
• Build an awesome library. Read & research! Take a little from each one, however, don’t be one of those people that only has knowledge from books and always quotes The One Minute SomethingOrOther or Chicken Soup For The Manager Soul or whatever… Try some of it out! Find what works for you.

So if you’ve made it this far then you get some candy. You’ll need it due to boredom and exhaustion from trying to interpret my ramblings I’m officially stepping off my soapbox and will stop being “deep”. Well, for now. I’m sure I missed something
Oh ya - btw - 8 days til vacation. Sigh.

So… it’s 10 days until I exit my 20’s. Scary, huh? Well - maybe not for you. I was enjoying a gorgeous morning drive into the office today around 6:15ish and started thinking about all the things I “live” by at work. I thought I’d do a little brain dump… these work for me and are just little things that I picked up from my (short) life of almost 9 yrs in IT and 8 yrs in some sort of mgmt. Your mileage may vary.

• Work hard - play hard. You won’t survive without… you won’t make it far with just one of those.
• Chill! Stress is contagious. If you’re a lunatic then everyone else will think the world is ending, too. If the world really is ending - stressing out won’t fix it! Go to the beach.
• Tackle challenges. I promise - they won’t go away if you ignore them Although, if they could… wow, nice.
• Take risks. So very seldom do you take a risk that you can’t recover from. Additionally, be prepared for both success and failure.
• Have a backup and backout plan. See above.
• Have fun! Sheesh. It’s not like you work at IBM or in medical billing. (if you do… then call me - we’re hiring!)
• You will never be an expert. It’s true. You’ll never know everything. Someone always knows more. But… you should always try to challenge them and work at surpassing ‘em!
• Be modest. Come on - honestly - when was the last time that you did something without assistance… give credit where credit is due and know that your success is often achieved with your team.
• Know when you can’t do it all. aka: Know when you can’t be a hat rack. (this one is really hard) Call in reinforcements - stop being a jack of all trades - build a team - outsource (yeah, I said it!) - delegate - etc…
• There is never a right time to do things. Ugh JFDI. It’s like buying a computer. Just do it - you’ll never hit that perfect sale… I guarantee that within a month of buying it it’ll be cheaper-bigger-better-faster.
• Build an awesome library. Read & research! Take a little from each one, however, don’t be one of those people that only has knowledge from books and always quotes The One Minute SomethingOrOther or Chicken Soup For The Manager Soul or whatever… Try some of it out! Find what works for you.

So if you’ve made it this far then you get some candy. You’ll need it due to boredom and exhaustion from trying to interpret my ramblings I’m officially stepping off my soapbox and will stop being “deep”. Well, for now. I’m sure I missed something
Oh ya - btw - 8 days til vacation. Sigh.