good and bad

Angry Tooth was considerate enough to be quiet yesterday, when I had tons of meetings and drafting to do. Past Me was prescient enough to schedule an afternoon massage. Present Me wasn't so thrilled to get a root canal this morning, but was pleased not to fall behind on work, and to take consolation in a massage from my favorite massage therapist, who had been on vacation for a month.

i was wrong

It was worth installing air conditioning, especially on weeks when temperatures are consistently over 90°.

i am robin

It's gotten to the point that Henry can't walk at work or at Stanford without getting at least one comment or request for an introduction (this evening it was five). I feel like his sidekick.

helping out

Three of my overworked teammates agreed to help cover me while I'm out over July 4th. Two other coworkers pulled me into a quick sync that turned into a three hour meeting to hash out the details of a group session that could turn out to be fun (but at least I had fun working on it).

rocky road

Rocky times call for rocky road ice cream.

smells like summer

The smell of freshly picked tomatoes from your garden plot at work.

high note

Rough week at work ended in a day of unexpected calm, with time to play board games with co-workers and get a pedicure in between meetings, inbox maintenance, and a call on the road (which T-Mobile didn't drop!).

Now we have our first weekend with both of us at home with no plans, so there will be some loafing, a movie (in the theatre, which we only do once or twice a year), and some quality time with TiVo and some library books.

a good day

Boyfriend is doing a mileage run, so I got up when I wanted to get up, took Henry on a long walk before the heat started in earnest (I needed to get 15K steps today for my team at work), did Henry's teeth and nails, read, did some yoga,  showered (there is nothing like feeling clean during a heat wave), went to my parents' place for home cooked food and hangout time with my sister and nieces, took Henry on a shorter walk (more steps), did the dishes, and now I'm settling in to read until bedtime, feeling content that the day was sufficiently productive.

absence of re-org

After a short period in which it looked like I would have to change teams, do less interesting work, or take on more work than seems reasonable, it looks like things are going to get better pretty soon. The threat of unfavorable changes really forces you to decide what you care about the most, and it's a relief when you end up getting it.

the great indoors

Temperatures approaching 90°, and a band of gardeners hacked, blew, and raked their way through our overgrown, buggy yard. I've never been the outdoor, gardener type, but today more than ever, I am thankful that my job is indoors.