A month or so later...
This is mainly for me. Back on August 3rd I posted the stuff in italics. The plain text is what has happened since...
First and foremost networking is going well. I have some new leads in both design and marketing. I'm giving myself a week to strategize my best approach. I don't want to oversell or misreprent myself but my tendency is to devalue what I can bring to the table and I need to stop doing that. I also need to curtail the spending a bit. Taking people out to dinner to bend their ears starts adding up quickly, and given my next bit of news that needs to be curtailed.
Had a great exchange with an interior designer. She suggested a do some combination of classroom time in conjunction with real world experience. She also reminded me about ADAC, where I haven't been in almost a year. To that end I'm taking time off Oct 6-7-8 to attend some lectures and showings. I'm also attempting to refinish a bookcase. I'm stripping the paint off, staining almost black and replacing the panels in the doors with clear lucite rod. Should be nifty.
Looks like Jamey is targeting Oct 1 to be out of the house. I would like to reap the benefits of the added income through year's end but I'm mostly relieved to be getting my house back. I've made the guest room marvelously cozy but the mattress isn't quite as firm and there's a big difference between a queen and a king when two dogs and a cat are sharing the space. I am also itching to move some things around and I can do that for the cost of my own sweat once Jamey clears out his few belongings. I will probably let him keep a key with the understanding that this is not a place he can "drop by." I'm hoping he's up for some occasional cheap pet sitting. After all Zoe was his dog for 12 years and Peepsley his cat for 10 before they came to stay with me. I'm glad he had sense enough to realize that their happiest home is at Fernegully.
Still on track but as much as I want my house back I'm trying to figure ways to bring in some more money so I can move onto a better arrangement per below...
There's been yet another reorg at work and I'm not optimistic about what that means beyond job security. I think a client that was taken from me is going to be forced down my throat; the long and short being the gal who was WAY overpaid and got a staff of five people and no other accounts couldn't manage them any better than I did with one assistant and four additional accounts. What's worse is the client is even more unmanageable and louder in their displeasure then they were previously so it's overall a losing proposition. I've called a meeting for 10am Mon with the *leadership* under the roof in hopes of getting some parameters set on accountability, team roles and strategy. If nothing else I'm not going to allow this mess to be dropped at my doorstep for me to later be blamed when it all goes sideways.
Yes, I have reaquainted myself with the crazy. *Leadership* actually asked who called the meeting and when I claimed the responsibility and reiterated the agenda I was told there was a transition plan. A week later it was clear there was no transition plan and ohlookwhatsonmydoorstep. Meanwhile Ms Overpaid who was "working so hard" and "needing help" so she could do what she really wanted to do and pursue new business is still "working so hard" and "needing help" in her new role. Damn. What DOES she do?
Toastmasters is going well. First speech wasn't a smooth as I'd hoped but it was positively received and I learned quite a bit from the experience. I will be filling some meeting roles for the next two meetings but have scheduled myself for my second official speaking project on Sept 6. My mentor is a Dr of Psychiatry and Health Media Expert. I have no idea what the latter means but she's a pretty cool cat and very helpful.
Second speech was a total win. On to the next!
First and foremost networking is going well. I have some new leads in both design and marketing. I'm giving myself a week to strategize my best approach. I don't want to oversell or misreprent myself but my tendency is to devalue what I can bring to the table and I need to stop doing that. I also need to curtail the spending a bit. Taking people out to dinner to bend their ears starts adding up quickly, and given my next bit of news that needs to be curtailed.
Had a great exchange with an interior designer. She suggested a do some combination of classroom time in conjunction with real world experience. She also reminded me about ADAC, where I haven't been in almost a year. To that end I'm taking time off Oct 6-7-8 to attend some lectures and showings. I'm also attempting to refinish a bookcase. I'm stripping the paint off, staining almost black and replacing the panels in the doors with clear lucite rod. Should be nifty.
Looks like Jamey is targeting Oct 1 to be out of the house. I would like to reap the benefits of the added income through year's end but I'm mostly relieved to be getting my house back. I've made the guest room marvelously cozy but the mattress isn't quite as firm and there's a big difference between a queen and a king when two dogs and a cat are sharing the space. I am also itching to move some things around and I can do that for the cost of my own sweat once Jamey clears out his few belongings. I will probably let him keep a key with the understanding that this is not a place he can "drop by." I'm hoping he's up for some occasional cheap pet sitting. After all Zoe was his dog for 12 years and Peepsley his cat for 10 before they came to stay with me. I'm glad he had sense enough to realize that their happiest home is at Fernegully.
Still on track but as much as I want my house back I'm trying to figure ways to bring in some more money so I can move onto a better arrangement per below...
There's been yet another reorg at work and I'm not optimistic about what that means beyond job security. I think a client that was taken from me is going to be forced down my throat; the long and short being the gal who was WAY overpaid and got a staff of five people and no other accounts couldn't manage them any better than I did with one assistant and four additional accounts. What's worse is the client is even more unmanageable and louder in their displeasure then they were previously so it's overall a losing proposition. I've called a meeting for 10am Mon with the *leadership* under the roof in hopes of getting some parameters set on accountability, team roles and strategy. If nothing else I'm not going to allow this mess to be dropped at my doorstep for me to later be blamed when it all goes sideways.
Yes, I have reaquainted myself with the crazy. *Leadership* actually asked who called the meeting and when I claimed the responsibility and reiterated the agenda I was told there was a transition plan. A week later it was clear there was no transition plan and ohlookwhatsonmydoorstep. Meanwhile Ms Overpaid who was "working so hard" and "needing help" so she could do what she really wanted to do and pursue new business is still "working so hard" and "needing help" in her new role. Damn. What DOES she do?
Toastmasters is going well. First speech wasn't a smooth as I'd hoped but it was positively received and I learned quite a bit from the experience. I will be filling some meeting roles for the next two meetings but have scheduled myself for my second official speaking project on Sept 6. My mentor is a Dr of Psychiatry and Health Media Expert. I have no idea what the latter means but she's a pretty cool cat and very helpful.
Second speech was a total win. On to the next!