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arthur_p_dent) wrote2024-10-09 10:39 pm
arthur_p_dent) wrote2024-10-09 10:39 pm
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This past week...
It's been a pretty good week this time around. To quickly touch on a few things from my last post - I got caught up (finally) on things from the week before, I'm getting back into a morning exercise routine, and I'm most of the way through tallying the past month's worth of goal tracking. Unfortunately another month has gone by without a monthly review, and it's looking like the end of October will be a 3-month catch-up.
Work has been... alright, I guess? Thursday was spent mostly on calls explaining my month end entries - not exactly fun. But I also got a big jump on work I would normally do on Monday, so that was good, and although Monday was busy, I was back on a normal track by the end of the day. So when IT rolled out new software on Tuesday that blocked me from all of my network drives and files for more than a day, I was able to spend time working with them to troubleshoot the problem without falling too far behind again.
And then there's my boss. He was in town for a couple days, and he asked me to come out to the plant to meet the new controller and talk over some things with them. Next thing I know he's got me and the controller coming up to his office next week and doing plant tours up there, to "get familiar with some of the other operations". Which is good, because seeing how facilities operate is (to me) one of the most interesting parts of my job, but also not so good, because it's the first indication of change in my responsibilities. I've seen first-hand how changes have driven everyone else I worked with out the door, and I'm concerned it may go the same way for me.
Social and recreational things have been going well. Friday I hung out with a friend for a bit, and then hit up another stop on my local brewery tour. Saturday I got together with my good friend to celebrate her birthday. And yesterday was "bring your dog to run club" day. I didn't bring mine (she's small and older), but there were several furry friends in attendance - it was a fun evening. I've also been making very good progress with both my crochet project and in Duolingo, and the hockey season is back so my fantasy hockey league has started up again.
Coming up, I have a four-day weekend to look forward to - lots of fall yard work to get done, and turkey dinner for Thanksgiving. As long as I don't do too much and burn myself out, it should be a good weekend.
Hope you all have a good week ahead. Take care, see you soon. =]
Work has been... alright, I guess? Thursday was spent mostly on calls explaining my month end entries - not exactly fun. But I also got a big jump on work I would normally do on Monday, so that was good, and although Monday was busy, I was back on a normal track by the end of the day. So when IT rolled out new software on Tuesday that blocked me from all of my network drives and files for more than a day, I was able to spend time working with them to troubleshoot the problem without falling too far behind again.
And then there's my boss. He was in town for a couple days, and he asked me to come out to the plant to meet the new controller and talk over some things with them. Next thing I know he's got me and the controller coming up to his office next week and doing plant tours up there, to "get familiar with some of the other operations". Which is good, because seeing how facilities operate is (to me) one of the most interesting parts of my job, but also not so good, because it's the first indication of change in my responsibilities. I've seen first-hand how changes have driven everyone else I worked with out the door, and I'm concerned it may go the same way for me.
Social and recreational things have been going well. Friday I hung out with a friend for a bit, and then hit up another stop on my local brewery tour. Saturday I got together with my good friend to celebrate her birthday. And yesterday was "bring your dog to run club" day. I didn't bring mine (she's small and older), but there were several furry friends in attendance - it was a fun evening. I've also been making very good progress with both my crochet project and in Duolingo, and the hockey season is back so my fantasy hockey league has started up again.
Coming up, I have a four-day weekend to look forward to - lots of fall yard work to get done, and turkey dinner for Thanksgiving. As long as I don't do too much and burn myself out, it should be a good weekend.
Hope you all have a good week ahead. Take care, see you soon. =]