It\u2019s been an intensely busy week for me at work and my evenings have been full as well.\u00a0 But it\u2019s all good – I\u2019m getting a lot done and not getting overwhelmed. And I deeply enjoy getting things done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve been fixing web pages left and right and managing projects like I was born to it.\u00a0 I\u2019ve dealt with complex personnel issues with grace and compassion, taught people all kinds of new things about systems, and fixed deeply technical problems like the geek that I am. I\u2019ve been kind and helpful, created some art I was proud of, and still had time for video games.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It occurred to me yesterday, as I was walking back to my office with a well deserved candy bar from the vending machine, that it would be nice if I could save this version of me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018Cause I know it won\u2019t last.\u00a0 My confidence will falter and my patience will slip.\u00a0 I\u2019ll lose that groove that has kept everything going smoothly and I\u2019ll miss something important or just wear down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wouldn\u2019t it be nice if I could just pull my back-up when that happens?\u00a0 As Fiona Apple would say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHere it comes, a better version of me\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One quick \u201cload from save\u201d and I\u2019m back on top – saving the day and making things go right.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I kinda like this version I\u2019ve got right now.\u00a0 He\u2019s just…more present than I\u2019m used to being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are more challenges ahead of me tomorrow and things won\u2019t really slow down until well after the semester starts at the end of the month.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For now, I\u2019ll just keep doing what I\u2019m doing and try to hold onto this version as long as I can. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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