monday morning
Been a little bit of a frantic Monday, right from when I got up. Slept good though. Closed the window and door, pulled the light blocking curtains. Tried to make the room a black void. Worked for the most part. I slept better.
Checked my email as soon as my feet hit the floor. Already emails about the job this week. With my work, in the old world, as soon as I took a job I was theirs. They rent me by the day. But not to the extent as in the new world. Yes, I would sometimes literally live on the client site for a week or more, have all my meals there, live in a bubble. But outside of that was my time was, for the most part. I might have some pre-read or whatever, but it was minimal. Now, as soon as I say yes to a job it seems like I'm theirs. Morning, noon, night, whenever. Body and soul. I'm trying to manage this, but...it's a work in progress. I'm careful about what I agree to. More than I used to be.
I spent the morning reviewing Zoom and Miro, which will be the two platforms I'll be working most in this week. I think I prefer Microsoft Teams, but, it's the wild west, everyone doing everything different. So, did some housekeeping, made sure the accounts are updated and ready. Reviewed some of the pre-read material. I have a few 30 page decks to go through, and a video, but that's all going to wait until after the Chelsea match at 2:15. Before that I need to order and pick-up Mexican. Special (late) lunch for a special day. First match of the season!
My goal today was to split the pre-work for this week in two. Do half before the Chelsea, and half after. I've been successful so far. The mind-numbingly boring stuff is for after the match. All the pre-reads. I'm facilitating a group this week, so I need to know what they're talking about, learn the nomenclature, get generally familiar with what they're talking about and what they're there to work on. I'm not a SME (subject matter expert), never will be, but I need to know enough to sound like I know what I'm talking about. It's an art.
Also, I thought about buying this house.
So. That's today.
Go Chelsea!
Checked my email as soon as my feet hit the floor. Already emails about the job this week. With my work, in the old world, as soon as I took a job I was theirs. They rent me by the day. But not to the extent as in the new world. Yes, I would sometimes literally live on the client site for a week or more, have all my meals there, live in a bubble. But outside of that was my time was, for the most part. I might have some pre-read or whatever, but it was minimal. Now, as soon as I say yes to a job it seems like I'm theirs. Morning, noon, night, whenever. Body and soul. I'm trying to manage this, but...it's a work in progress. I'm careful about what I agree to. More than I used to be.
I spent the morning reviewing Zoom and Miro, which will be the two platforms I'll be working most in this week. I think I prefer Microsoft Teams, but, it's the wild west, everyone doing everything different. So, did some housekeeping, made sure the accounts are updated and ready. Reviewed some of the pre-read material. I have a few 30 page decks to go through, and a video, but that's all going to wait until after the Chelsea match at 2:15. Before that I need to order and pick-up Mexican. Special (late) lunch for a special day. First match of the season!
My goal today was to split the pre-work for this week in two. Do half before the Chelsea, and half after. I've been successful so far. The mind-numbingly boring stuff is for after the match. All the pre-reads. I'm facilitating a group this week, so I need to know what they're talking about, learn the nomenclature, get generally familiar with what they're talking about and what they're there to work on. I'm not a SME (subject matter expert), never will be, but I need to know enough to sound like I know what I'm talking about. It's an art.
Also, I thought about buying this house.
So. That's today.
Go Chelsea!