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
Warm morning. Warmer afternoon. Even warmer evening.
I got a title change to Support Manger. The team I manage went from worst performing to best in a week!
I’m still making adjustments. But we are heading in the right direction. My goal for this month is to make the low performers to average performers and my average performers high performers.
If I can get everyone to do better, there will be more free time for everyone to do whatever they want.
I will be doing more personal training this week.
☀️ 93°F – 65°F 🙂 | #Seattle
I went to the mall with the kids to cool down in the AC. We had fresh pretzels and walked around the mall talking about anything. I watched TV for most of the day. I made burgers for dinner and went into the pool.
☀️ 90°F – 64°F 🙂 | Seattle
I went swimming for most of the day. Between swims, I tried to capture images from the International Space Station that are broadcasted over radio. I wasn’t successful but did receive the first few lines of the picture. Hopefully, I can get the full images with a little work.
🌤️ 82°F – 60°F 🙂 | Seattle
I had to make people work today. I understand it is a Friday, but you still need to do the minimum work required. I completely finished decluttering the office. I ordered new rugs and a chair cover. I want to change the feel of the room.
🌤️ 83°F – 56°F 😐 | Seattle
Work went well enough. I had to push people to do their work. I’m still helping the three techs to do better. Their numbers are looking good. They just need to keep it up. I have completed cleaning my office. It feels spacious. I will redo the walls in autumn and put a fresh coat of paint.
⛅ 76°F – 57°F 😐 | Seattle
Life in the Pacific NW 