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arthur_p_dent) wrote2024-09-11 09:16 pm
arthur_p_dent) wrote2024-09-11 09:16 pm
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This past week...
Have I mentioned before that I screened in the back porch? I think I did. Anyway, I've been enjoying it a lot this summer, and lately, now that the weather isn't a million percent humidity all the time, it's even more wonderful. Feet up, nice breeze, cold beer, and no bugs. Definitely a great investment for the house.
So, my week. Work has been a bit nuts. Lots of activity moving tools from plant to plant trying to overcome some significant challenges has meant lots of activity for me getting systems set up in short time frames. But on the plus side, I've been on a team for a project to automate a process, and it looks like it will save me about 4-6 hours every week once it's running across all the plants. Just need to figure out if there are going to be any bugs to work out (there are always bugs to work out).
With the holiday last week I didn't take Friday off, and anymore I seem to feel out of sorts whenever I don't get that day at the end of the week. Fortunately my prep for this week was very light, so the weekend didn't get overloaded. I also had some time to get some work done for my MIL - I hadn't been putting it off on purpose, but finding several hours isn't always that easy to do. And now that I'm mentioning it, I'm remembering that I need to go over this weekend and haul some stuff to the dump.
I've had some good runs this week. A couple more 5k's in under 30 minutes (3 in a row now), and a 13k with much better pacing than my last long one and no dehydration. I think I still have a shot at doing a half-marathon distance by mid-October, which is my last remaining running goal for the year. The run club is helping too - there are several people training for various events coming up soon, and while I'm not actively seeking out advice, just chatting about these things is giving me some information I can learn from. And yes, I am chatting with people, and no, I don't feel completely out of place anymore, which is great.
Goals are back up this week (the yo-yo is still going) stemming from better sleep results. Mostly it's duration - many nights I get a decent number of hours of sleep, but I'm still not going to bed at a decent time. So if I fall asleep in front of the tv I still count those hours, but if I don't actually go to bed until 2am, then I failed at going to bed on time. Another gain for the week was starting a new leisure time activity, which I haven't done for several months. It's a fairly simple crochet pattern, but it's my first attempt at doing something stuffed so that makes it a bit more interesting and fun.
I realized earlier that I forgot to do my monthly recap post for August. At this point I think I'm going to leave it and do another 2-monther at the end of September. If I had had enough time tonight I might have done it, but instead I think I'm going to sign off and call it a night. I'd like to get up earlier tomorrow as well, so sleep is probably a good thing now. Take care and have a great week. =]
So, my week. Work has been a bit nuts. Lots of activity moving tools from plant to plant trying to overcome some significant challenges has meant lots of activity for me getting systems set up in short time frames. But on the plus side, I've been on a team for a project to automate a process, and it looks like it will save me about 4-6 hours every week once it's running across all the plants. Just need to figure out if there are going to be any bugs to work out (there are always bugs to work out).
With the holiday last week I didn't take Friday off, and anymore I seem to feel out of sorts whenever I don't get that day at the end of the week. Fortunately my prep for this week was very light, so the weekend didn't get overloaded. I also had some time to get some work done for my MIL - I hadn't been putting it off on purpose, but finding several hours isn't always that easy to do. And now that I'm mentioning it, I'm remembering that I need to go over this weekend and haul some stuff to the dump.
I've had some good runs this week. A couple more 5k's in under 30 minutes (3 in a row now), and a 13k with much better pacing than my last long one and no dehydration. I think I still have a shot at doing a half-marathon distance by mid-October, which is my last remaining running goal for the year. The run club is helping too - there are several people training for various events coming up soon, and while I'm not actively seeking out advice, just chatting about these things is giving me some information I can learn from. And yes, I am chatting with people, and no, I don't feel completely out of place anymore, which is great.
Goals are back up this week (the yo-yo is still going) stemming from better sleep results. Mostly it's duration - many nights I get a decent number of hours of sleep, but I'm still not going to bed at a decent time. So if I fall asleep in front of the tv I still count those hours, but if I don't actually go to bed until 2am, then I failed at going to bed on time. Another gain for the week was starting a new leisure time activity, which I haven't done for several months. It's a fairly simple crochet pattern, but it's my first attempt at doing something stuffed so that makes it a bit more interesting and fun.
I realized earlier that I forgot to do my monthly recap post for August. At this point I think I'm going to leave it and do another 2-monther at the end of September. If I had had enough time tonight I might have done it, but instead I think I'm going to sign off and call it a night. I'd like to get up earlier tomorrow as well, so sleep is probably a good thing now. Take care and have a great week. =]