It was a nice day at work. Everything is caught up and was a nice easy. I went swimming during lunch. I washed clothes and helped the kids fold them. Spend some time with the kids playing games and cleaning the house.
☀️ 80°F – 59°F 🙂 | Seattle
I woke up this morning to clean air and a recently washed city. It was a nice cool morning drive. I had to deliver unwelcome news to the team that we need to all be in the office Monday – Wednesday. A few didn’t like the change. Once I arrived home, I went swimming, played Mech Areana with my son, and read with my daughter. Since it is getting darker early, I am planning to go to bed and wake up an hour later.
I am slowly packing for a bike trip with my friend in the Cascades. It will be a 3-day trip and should be fun.
🌦️ 74°F – 53°F 🙂 | Seattle
Air quality is much better. My headache is reducing. I am still figuring out how to streamline my job. Keeping people on track and away from distractions like social media and YouTube has been a challenge. I estimate 2 hours of lost time a day.
I used to have this issue at my previous job, and I had removed social media apps from my phone. I tracked my time for a week and saw how much time I spent on the phone doing really nothing. I chose to spend my time off the phone and with my kids and work around the house.
🌤️ 78°F – 53°F 🙂 | #Seattle
Due to all the smoke in the air, last night I changed out the air filter in the furnace and ran the fan without the heat to clean up the air. I also built an air purifier using an air filter and box fan. It works well enough. Stayed indoors as much as possible.
☀️ 83°F – 54°F 🙂 | Seattle
Smoke is filling the air. The sun this morning was a bright red. I played with the kids for most of the day. The pool is nice a cool at 79°F. It felt refreshing. I fixed my weather station this morning. I need to get it replaced, it’s over 10 years old. Time is going by so fast.
🌫️ 80°F – 55°F 🙂 | Seattle
Morning shopping with my son. Spent a lot of time in the candle aisle isle finding a nice scent for the office. I picked Cotton Willow scent. It’s clean and nice. The pool is still very warm. We got a Red Flag warning starting tomorrow. Expecting smoke and fire.
☀️ 83°F – 56°F 🙂 | Seattle
I added my new rugs in the office this morning. It’s much nicer than the small piece I had previously. The day has been cooler than previous days and much welcomed. The pool is hovering around 86°F. Stayed up and enjoyed a fire outside and read more pages in the book Tales of the South Pacific.
I have nothing planned for this weekend. I might install an additional power outlet in the office and convert the lights to smart lights, so I can control them remotely.
🌤️ 83°F – 53°F 🙂 | Seattle
I was up early this morning venting the house to cool it down. I got all my household duties done before work before the heat rolled in. Jumped into the pool to cool down on a break from work. I ran two AC units in the house to keep it cool throughout today.
My rugs arrived today; I will roll them out tomorrow when the office cools down.
☀️ 92°F – 65°F 😅 | Seattle
I had my global team meeting today. I did okay. The presentation was good, the only issue was trying to read off the large presentation screen on the wall behind me instead of the computer. I was too close and had issues reading what slide it was on.
Today was full of meetings. Individually with each team member and with groups. I am getting better. I just need to prepare better with individuals.
It was a sweltering day. I was in front of the AC unit in the house when I got home. Jumped into the 88°F pool to kind of cool off and enjoy the sunny weather.
☀️ 98°F – 64°F 🙂 | Seattle
Another very warm day. Today was my first one on one meeting with the director of IT in my new position. I talk to him a few times a day, but today we went over my work and the direction I am taking the team. It went well. He had no issues.
So now I continue to proceed with my plans. So far, the plan is working. I just need to keep the team happy and productive.
☀️ 98°F – 65°F 🙂 | Seattle
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