Back to Work
Today was the first day back to work after taking most of the month of January off. Since our work is somewhat seasonal, most of the staff took January off.
I have mixed feeling about going back to work at the office. The cons? Not being able to sleep in to 8:30 a.m. Not being able to spend most of the day with my little family. It would be so much fun to make a living without the 8-5 job the business requires at this stage. Hopefully one day, we’ll be able to work together as a family, creating videos and selling products we love to create. Another con? I noticed a couple pimples emerge on my forehead just today. I usually have very few pimples on my forehead, and I am noticing my stress bodies stress response. At one point this afternoon I had cold sweat running down from my underarms. And I wasn’t dealing with anything particularly stressful. I was simply focusing and working away. I need to learn to moderate my stress response.
The pros of going back to work? Working at a project that is larger than life is rewarding. Taking the revenue from 3.5 to 4.25 million this year seems like a goal that is fun to tackle. Other times, I wonder if we will keep moving the goal post higher and higher, meaning the feeling of going from 4.25 to 5 million will feel exactly the same as the previous step up. That doesn’t feel very exciting. That was a rabbit trail. Another pro? I enjoy working with some of our high energy guys in particular. Saying hello in the morning and knowing that they have a livelihood in part because of my efforts gives me that feeling of being needed.
My to do list for today (as copied from my Microsoft To Do app:
Pray
Pull weekly data
Have a look at Tariffs, and make a plan for purchasing lumber.
Get info prepped for Cambridge series, including asking Micah about siding
Get back to Jonathan.
Ask Darvin for a conversation.
Review our goal meeting and pull todo’s and record data.
Respond to Leandro on the logo.
Check to see when Cufca training is happening in March.
Document stating that some tools are to be provided by employee.
Look at discounts for February?
Collect stock report on materials from Taiga
Ask Scott for an update.
I just noticed that all of my to dos, except for one end with either a period or question mark. Whatever. I also had a couple of phone conversations throughout the day and answered some questions that came up from our guys in the shop. I felt more productive than I would from a typical day working at home.
Now I need to be off for a quick bath and then I need to read for 30 minutes. After that, it’s…
Goodnight!