We had gotten an apparent brief shower overnight (the patio was wet) but when I walked out there in the morning there was just a trace of water in the rain gauge.
Work was very stressful as I have my biggest (this year) project’s first phase due today. I drove up to the site at 10:00 AM and the subcontractor was still certifying the wiring. A fiber patch cord that I’d bought months ago turned out to be bad when the WAN Administrator went to turn up the two 48-port switches yesterday, so I had one overnighted. It arrived late (about 3:00 PM) but Jake’s boss drove it up to the site.
However, when I left at 5:00 PM, the WAN Administrator still had not called to tell me everything was done. And, we’ve already moved 20 people’s workstations and printers today. So, I’ll spend the rest of the weekend worrying...
When I got home and changed clothes, I sat on the couch with a drink and a newly arrived magazine to relax. I looked through about half of it and then (reluctantly) got to work.
I resumed the Caley cat hair project after emptying the vacuum cleaner. Using the wand, I got up most of the hair under the desk and the daybed, cleaned off the computer fans and the cold air return.
Since I had it out anyway, I vacuumed the living room rug and the two walk off mats downstairs.
My friend B___ called and we chatted for a bit. Then I went into the kitchen to start my supper. I turned the leftover mashed potatoes (not much, maybe three cups) into Fran’s potato cakes by adding some flour and one egg. At the same time, I was making six hard boiled eggs for snacks.
I heavily salted the potato cakes, plated four of them (I only got six) and wandered in to watch TV around 9:00 PM. Now, I’m sure long-time readers know that I love these traditional cakes, but for the first time I was wondering if the addition of fresh chives wouldn’t kick them up a notch.
I fell asleep around 10:30 PM and slept an amazing (for me) uninterrupted five hours!
"Work was very stressful as I have my biggest (this year) project’s first phase due today."
ReplyDeleteBeen there! Putting on my IT project manager hat for a moment, a couple tips:
- Test all equipment as it arrives. Your LAN/WAN guys will tell you they can't. Have them find a way. (A Fibre patch is very easy to test end-to-end with an existing uplink, for example.)
- Don't leave until they do. Staying until the work completes puts your mind at ease, puts you available for any of their questions, and keeps the pressure on. I know this is not always possible (particularly given your situation).
- They won't call you, so you call them. This is especially true of contractors. Ring them up for status. The call also provides a good touch-point to communicate what has to be working by the next day.
That is how I would have avoided or mitigated your tense Friday. Hth. As I say, been there, done that, got the t-shirt.