The View from 58-inches High

Right Now

Place // Home, sitting on my couch

What I’m currently doing // Watching TV and getting ready for bed

What I wish I was doing // Crafting. I haven’t had a chance in weeks an there have been a number of really awesome challenges lately.

What I should be doing // Too many things to list.

Last Week

Proudest moment // I had some really good conversations with my boss this week that really gave me confidence that I’m ready to be a manager.

Funniest moment // Jana riding into town with this crazy electrical tape solution on her blown-out tire. It came off at one point, flapping as she rode. Kate and I were crying we were laughing so hard.

Favorite moment with my husband // He smoked some incredible ribs on Sunday. Jen and Todd came over and we all just hung out. It was a really nice night.

Favorite moment with my dogs //  I can’t think of anything this week.

This Week

Biggest stressor // Work! Work! Work! 4-week countdown to launch

Thing I’m looking forward to // Drinks with Jess! She’s back in down for a quick weekend and I can’t wait to see her! Also going over the first drawing for my bike with Robbie and Brant

I think it’s hilarious that I planned on doing race reports here. Now that I’m actually racing well, I realize how much the races are all the same. There’s really nothing to report. We went in circles 20-times. At some points there were primes. I went more most of them and got some of them. Then we sprinted for the finish. My results this year have been great; especially in crits. I never thought I’d be a crit racer but I am.

So to try and keep this thing alive I’m starting a meme that I will try to do weekly. I don’t have to update it every week or on a particular day so it gives me some flexibility. I’m calling these updatees “my Life”.

Right Now

Place // Home, sitting at the bar

What I’m currently doing // Getting ready to finally plan our vacation to Maine

What I wish I was doing // Riding my bike

What I should be doing // A mix of riding my bike and working. I have requirements for both

Last Week

Proudest moment // Presenting with Martin at the Symposium. We presented a paper on using an MCU to run test code in production test. I think it went over really well. I had a ton of audio problems which really got me off to a bad start but I feel like I got the message across.

Funniest moment // I developed this huge, scabbed zit on my nose. I had it the whole day on Monday, including during and interview and the dry run of my presentation in front of all my co-workers. It was a huge elephant in the in the room. Afterwards, we were discussing something later in the day and I said “I’ll try to be there. I really want get home and deal with this thing that’s growing out of my face“. That made us all laugh.

Favorite moment with My husband // He’s been super nice to be around. I think my favorite moment was when he asked me my opinion of a test circuit he developed.

Favorite moment with my dogs // They’ve been cooped up with little attention and play time. Wednesday, Callie went nuts and grabbed the red ball Bennett had. They stayed like that playing tug-of-war with the ball for 5-min or more. It looked like they were kissing.

This Week

Biggest stressor // These sores on my face. It was only one but I’ve developed a second one. I’m on antibiotics now so hopefully they go away soon. The last thing I need right now is a medical issue.

Thing I’m looking forward to //Getting back into the swing of things. Symposium week is always tough, even when I’m not presenting. I end up spending about 12-hours at work with no break.