Finishing Strong. Flowers for my Spouse.
Feb. 25th, 2022 10:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerFriday capped a week of ups and downs.
» Wednesday I had a strong start with a customer-facing project in the morning, but then from late afternoon on to 9:30pm— yes, it was a long workday— I hit a series or brick walls that left me feeling like I was stuck at Square Negative Six.
» Thursday morning started out similarly rough; it took hours before I could even get to the start line. But I did get there— to the start line, aka Square One— with the help of two colleagues who came through for me (after several who didn't). I had to postpone working with my customer on Thursday because I was so far behind, but by 7pm Thursday I was all caught up.
» Then this morning stuff broke on me. I spent two hours troubleshooting it with no success. Then it was time to get online with my customer. Despite this morning's setback in my sandbox I was able to guide the customer to success in his environment. We wrapped up our working session today mutually satisfied with the progress.
To reward myself for pulling through in the clutch I took a long-ish lunch and did some grocery shopping. While I was at the store I figured it'd make my partner's day— mine was already made at that point— by buying her some flowers.
The flowers turned out to be a great choice, especially in her favorite color, purple, because her day was not as good as mine. Not until she came home and saw the flowers, anyway. Then her day finished strong, too. 😊
» Wednesday I had a strong start with a customer-facing project in the morning, but then from late afternoon on to 9:30pm— yes, it was a long workday— I hit a series or brick walls that left me feeling like I was stuck at Square Negative Six.
» Thursday morning started out similarly rough; it took hours before I could even get to the start line. But I did get there— to the start line, aka Square One— with the help of two colleagues who came through for me (after several who didn't). I had to postpone working with my customer on Thursday because I was so far behind, but by 7pm Thursday I was all caught up.
» Then this morning stuff broke on me. I spent two hours troubleshooting it with no success. Then it was time to get online with my customer. Despite this morning's setback in my sandbox I was able to guide the customer to success in his environment. We wrapped up our working session today mutually satisfied with the progress.
To reward myself for pulling through in the clutch I took a long-ish lunch and did some grocery shopping. While I was at the store I figured it'd make my partner's day— mine was already made at that point— by buying her some flowers.
The flowers turned out to be a great choice, especially in her favorite color, purple, because her day was not as good as mine. Not until she came home and saw the flowers, anyway. Then her day finished strong, too. 😊
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Date: 2022-02-26 08:45 am (UTC)I'm in Providence for the weekend, visiting my girlfriend, and I brought her flowers when I arrived, as a birthday present but also as a spontaneous "why not?". They're on her dresser now, and they're lovely!
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Date: 2022-02-26 02:44 pm (UTC)