Early Morning Promises

It's Saturday, one of the rare ones when The Husband has to work... and early. His alarm goes off at 4:30am, and I sit with him while he drinks coffee and watches network TV news.

He lists off all the things he needs to do and tells me, "I'll be home by 10:30."

"I'll try to be out of bed by then," I joke. (Pause) "That's a lie. I'm not going to try to get out of bed at all."

3 Things Day 10

Something the went well

Had a meeting this morning about one of our pages that needed a major overhaul. Before the meeting, I reviewed work our SEO agency had sent over. During the meeting, I was able to assure stakeholders that their concerns were heard and would be rectified with the new content.

Then, I relayed the new content over to the dev team who published the changes by end of day.

Bing. Bang. Boom.

Sometimes I make it look easy.

Something to look forward to

Possible Sunday lunch with The Husband's siblings 

Two local communitiy events we can go to if we want

Library is holding a yarn craft project/competition this summer, and I've been mulling over what I can make and submit. It'll likely be cat related ☺️

Something nice about me

I like to read, and I support libraries.

I was a trustee of my local library for 20 of the 26 years we've live here.

3 Things Day 9

Something that went well

My skip-level boss asked me to arrange a product demo for five people. I managed to find a time that worked for everyone. Before I triggered the vendor's invite, I messaged all the participants to let them know an email is coming from an unusual source so they don't flag it as spam. I also explained the purpose of the demo and why their participation is important.

And each person responded with a thumbs up! One person even thanked me for arranging the demo!!!

(I'm aware this is similar to a previous "something that went well", but I need to take my wins where I get them.)

Something to look forward to

- Possible Sunday lunch with The Husband's siblings.

- There are several community events happening nearby this weekend

- Construction on our department's work space is expected to be done Tuesday, and we should be able to work in-office again Wednesday. The new space is being built with new materials and features adjustable stand-up desks and a wall of windows. The work space we've been using for the past three years was assembled with scrap cubicle walls that didn't match in color or height. So, I'm kinda excited to see the new area.

Something nice about myself

My friend with the new cat loved the cat basket that I presented to her over lunch today. She said if I made more, I could definitely sell them. All afternoon she's been sending me pictures of her cat in the basket.

3 Things - Day 8

Something that went well

Met coworker for lunch and shared with her ideas I had to improve conversion rates for one of her vendors. She was very receptive, agreed the ideas were good, and even offered suggestions that enhanced the proposal. 

On top of that, she was having a meeting with that same vendor half an hour later, and she was going to share my ideas with them..

Nice.

Something to look forward to

Cat basket lunch tomorrow.

Possible lunch Sunday afternoon with The Husband's siblings who we haven't seen in some time.

Something nice about me

The Husband's sister likes me. For no special reason. She just seems happy that he brings me to visit ☺️

3 Things (w00t! Made it a full week!)

Something that went well

I had to coordinate a half dozen people for an online meeting. The invite had been sent weeks ago, but I wanted to be sure participants remembered what it was about and still prioritized it.

I wrote a summary of the meeting's purpose, its importance, and how the subject related each person's function. Then sent the summary in a group chat where several people gave it a thumbs up.

The presentation went well and participants seemed interested and asked good questions. 

Whew! Glad that's over.

Something to look forward to

Coffee meeting tomorrow. 

Cat basket lunch the day after.

Something nice about me

Went to a social event at the library after work and managed to actually be social instead of socially awkward 🙃 

3 things Day 6

Something that went well

Boys came over for birthday cake and ice cream. The Husband and I had been looking forward to it all day. It was a nice visit ☺️

Something to look forward to

I have an off-site coffe date with a coworker on Wednesday this week. We're going to discuss ideas I have that might help her achieve one of her goals,  and there's a good chance we will have a cathartic sharing of frustrations in the process. 🤭

I also have a lunch date on Thursday with my friend who just adopted a cat, and I will get to deliver her cat's freshly crafted crochet basket 😍

Something nice about me

Despite how I struggle with some familial relationships, I have cousins who like me and seek me out when they're in the area.

This should assure me that "they" aren't all talking about me. And if they are, it's not all negative 😉

3 Things Day 5

Something that went well

Got a new phone to replace my multi-cracked, multi-year-old one. Got it all ported over and such with no fuss. 

Geeting used to a new phone and signing into all your apps is a booger, but it's coming along.

I'm glad to have this done.

Something to look forward to

There will be cake, ice cream, and another visit with the boys tomorrow. A birthday might be involved. 

Something nice about me

I have good children who grew up to be decent human beings. I can't claim credit; I'm just very lucky I got these guys.

3 things before bed Day 4

Something that went well

I bought yarn to make a cat basket for a friend who just adopted a cat. I had bragged that sure I could make it out of fluffy blanket yarn, which I had never used before and didn't have a hook for. So, along with the yarn, I had to invest in a crochet hook roughly the size of a hammer.

After a few failed attempts, a desperate Google search for helpful tips, and a fistful of snap barrettes to use as stitch markers, I managed to make it work. And, I finished it today!

Something to look forward to

I'm excited to give the cat basket to my friend. Not sure when we'll meet up, but I'm looking forward to gifting it to her.

Something nice about myself

Crocheting is my love language. While I have sold pieces and even participated in a few craft shows, it's been far more rewarding to donate items to fundraisers or to give them to people who appreciate the work.

It's nice to have a hobby that makes other people happy, too.

3 things before bed Day 3

Something that went well

Damn, a whole lot went poorly today, all work related. Other than work, I didn't do much else to talk about.

How about this: the weather was nice and The Husband and I walked to a community event where we ran into Younger Son and his girlfriend. 

Something to look forward to

Younger Son is coming over tomorrow morning to take care of family business stuff, not today. The Husband offered to make him breakfast, so his girlfriend is also coming. And maybe Elder Son, too.

Something nice about myself

My cat likes me

3 things before bed - 2nd try

Something that went well

It took a bigger chunk of the day than it should have, but I published 8 pages of keyword optimized content that our SEO vendor sent over. There was some back and forth, and I had to suggest some edits, but they were receptive and quick to make changes.

This took up time that should have been invested in regular Thursday tasks, but this was important because other directives were waiting on it.

Good job, Roses!

Something to look forward to

Younger Son plans to come over tomorrow morning to finalize some lingering family business such as swapping car titles and getting his own phone service account.

This won't be a fun visit really, but we don't see him as often as Elder Son. So, it'll be nice despite the purpose.

Something nice about myself

I look like my mom.

I like this very much 🥰