Fast day at work. I worked with people and started to create spreadsheets so I can keep an eye on the progress of the team internationally.

I worked around the house and even started to exercise today. It wasn’t much but it was a start. I just need to make it a habit and I will be good. The weather warmed up so I don’t have run water every once and awhile, so my pipes don’t freeze. The kitchen did freeze over earlier last weekend and had to warm it up with a blow drier to get the water to flow.

I don’t have too much planned this weekend. Going clothes shopping to get a new white office shirt and a light sweater for the office. I have been removing my old clothes that I no longer wear.

☁️ 36°F – 32°F 😐 | Seattle 

Crazy day at work. The director was hammering on every detail on why an agent and team is not performing as they should. I looked at the numbers and all my agents except for one isn’t doing well. To help the agent I am going to sit with him in his cube and watch his process of completing tickets. We are going to seriously be working with him throughout the week to push him to the next level. For as many years he has been with the company (more than I have), he should be outperforming everyone. He wants to improve; he isn’t lazy and works with clients very well. It’s just a lot of little things that need to be addressed. Time management is the biggest. Tomorrow we will go through his work and see if we can find things that are contributing to his low performance. I know he can do better. He hasn’t had a pay raise for a few years. I want him to get a substantial pay increase in this year’s assessment. We both have very similar disabilities like ADHD. I found a way to stay focused on my tasks and remove any distractions. For me it came down to discipline, planning, goals, and routine. 

🌨️ 35°F – 32°F 😐 | Seattle 

Me and my son went back to the mall for a walk in the morning. We were going to purchase some Pokémon cards but the particular ones he wanted were sold out. We just ordered them from Amazon and got them later that day. We headed back home and picked up the girls and went to Round One to play some crane games. We went through a lot of money in no time. Next time we go I am not playing crane games. They are expensive and very hard to win. I could have played for over an hour with the money I spent on them. We headed home and watched a movie that I fell asleep watching. I don’t remember what movie we watched. I played Janga with my daughter before bedtime.

🌤️ 30°F – 16°F 🥱 | Seattle 

It snowed for most of the night, but very little snow stuck. Hail still covers the neighborhood roof tops. It is very cold outside. My fingertips started to hurt on the drive to school to drop off the kids. I wore gloves when I picked them up later in the day. It was a beautiful day, with clear skies and clouds moving across the sky. I wish it snowed more and had enough on the ground to play in.

Work went smoothly. I got everyone to get going when the first started. It showed may the afternoon. The rest of the day I was decluttering my things. I got rid of more clothing that I haven’t worn for a long time.

Played games with the kids and had Mc Donald’s for dinner. It was a treat for the kids for helping around the house and all the things they did this week without any hassle.

🌤️ 20°F – 10°F 🙂 | Seattle 

It was another hectic day at work. We got through it, but I need to get people moving earlier in the day, so we don’t have a collapse in the afternoon.

We were expecting snow fall early in the morning, but it didn’t happen. It started to hail at 2:30 pm and snow by 4:30 pm. Me and my daughter went outside to play in the snow/hail. It was an amazing site to behold. Hail swirling high above us until they become to heave and fall on us. We spent the rest of the night drinking hot cocoa and watching the snow fall from the Livingroom window.

🌨️ 40°F – 25°F 🙂 | Seattle 

I have all my battery packs and electronics fully charged in case the power goes out in this winter storm. We are expecting below freezing (6°F) and some snow accumulation. We have plenty of food, so we don’t’ need to venture out to obtain any. The city is very mountainous, the roads is very steep and hard to drive in icy snow conditions. It’s best to stay home and enjoy the snow. I am thinking of having a BBQ outside like I normally do in these conditions.

Another busy day at work. Meetings, meetings, meetings. My typical Wednesday.

On the drive home you can feel the cold coming in. Once home the kids were excited for tomorrow’s snowfall. They talked about how fun it will be to play in the snow and make snow forts.

I headed to bed early incase if there is a lot of snow tonight and I need to clear the alley so my wife can drive to work. If it is really bad, she will be taking her PTO. I’m lucky that I have the ability to work from anywhere with an internet connection.

☁️ 38°F – 34°F 🙂 | Seattle