I think there ought to be a law, that every six weeks we are due a week's paid vacation. (Ha). OK, maybe every eight weeks. There's a reasonable compromise. And I can dream about flying pigs.
So, the craziness of last week (with the weekend's stellar pause) has now transformed into the craziness of this week (that will continue into the middle of next month at the very least). Uh. It is very busy and I'm hankering for something on the horizon to look forward to.
There is a tentative agreement in Da Airplane Company strike (they vote this Saturday) and so it appears that JDub's ongoing 12-hour-days are likely numbered. Whew! He's been dealing with this for close to two full months, having every other weekend off. I know he's sort of in the "mode" — either that or well beyond exhausted. And I'm sure he'll miss the extra bucks! But he's gotta be pretty sick and tired of spending just about every single daylight hour there.
I did get a nice kudo today! I have to share because in this fast-paced deadline-driven world I work in, there just isn't much time for kudos. The proposal I pounded out last week with such a short turnaround was one section of five (or six) that others from different offices were responsible for. We all had to have our "section" (40 pages or so each) to the leading office by 5:00 Friday. I made it with about 4 minutes to spare. And I cringed a bit because even though I spell-checked and poured through it as thoroughly as I could in a very short time, I didn't feel that it had a substantial "QA/QC" (normally done by someone other than myself). I got word today that of all the "sections" submitted (many of them late) that mine was "by far the very best, most complete, and best written" proposal! I was actually rather shocked because I had to wonder just how "bad" the others were... But my boss and the project manager I worked with both know about the "kudo" and I can't help but feel pleased (and so relieved it's outa here!)
On to the next killer deadline...(I suppose I ought to get myself a blood pressure monitor).
