Sunday, November 27, 2016

love and chaos

A parade of family, friends, and food ensured that I had lots of belly laughs and a full belly all weekend, even while working on and off. Now, half a day to read, watch TV with Boyfriend, try to recover from this cold, and prepare for whatever the week may bring.

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

all by myself

Boyfriend is en route to the East Coast, and I have the house to myself for just one night. I'm living it up by going to bed at 10 to try to make up for weeks of bad sleep.

Monday, November 21, 2016

at least

If my car battery had to die, and I had to wait for two hours for AAA to show up, at least it happened at the end of the day when I was at work, so I didn't miss any meetings and could grab dinner and chat with people while I waited?

Saturday, November 19, 2016

friday

In bad news, Henry marked the boss's office. In good news, boss didn't care and just wanted the dogs to play. Then accidentally stayed for a cocktail and got to know some of the engineers better.

Overall, a productive first week. Worked on some deals, got to know about half of the team, and am excited to be back in the thick of things.

decisions

Fourth day of work, first product meeting, and the CEO let me make a design decision, because I was the newest. Designer even said my feedback and questions were useful. Good thing it was yesterday, because as of today, I'm only the third newest.

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

pranks a lot

Second day of work, and after a harrowing morning with car-not-starting issues, walked into this. Payback for all of my pranks, and totally made my day.

Monday, November 14, 2016

day one

Henry had a welcome basket and new bed, plus the CEO changed our seat assignment so that we'd have a better dog setup. There was pork belly at lunch, and I got lots of paperwork done. I even revised my first agreement and made it into the team photo for the launch teaser.

Sunday, November 13, 2016

surprise visit

Dear college friends are coming out west for Thanksgiving, so I'll get to spend some time with them when they're not doing family stuff. In light of the sadness and uncertainty that came out of the election, plus the stress of changing jobs, it's good to have that coming up.

Saturday, November 12, 2016

hygge

Inspired by the Danes and their love of hygge, I've been buying some comfy, cozy sweaters, slippers, and hoodies as we head into cooler temperatures and longer hours at work.

social

Between the Boston trip and the time at home, we've squeezed in a fair amount of social time, which is a good thing as I head into the unknown.

lasts

Last games day at work, last chiropractic appointment at work, last massage at work, lots of lasts. Bittersweet.

small satisfactions

With this many days at home, I've been able to dig deep into neglected errands and get through them efficiently. It's going to feel like I'm 20 years old again when I get through these, with no overdue errands to take care of.

Monday, November 7, 2016

girls girls girls

Two and a half days with the girls back at Harvard, eating, singing, talking, laughing, shopping. Just perfect. I think we're starting an annual tradition.