Weeknotes s03e22
[ending December 20, 2019; AlmostChristmasThankGoodness]
Monday wasn’t much an exciting day, work-wise, though I did get to meet up with fellow Free Agents Jeremiah and Ali, albeit separately. I have missed the luxury of just running into friends and colleagues in Ottawa.
Sidenote: Got a chance to see my old A Cappella group, Harmonic Generation, perform Sunday evening. They did a cover of “Better Now” by Post Malone, but 80s style with an A-Ha sample. AMAAAZING.
Also I read this, which came out right after I sent my weekly update around last Friday, by fellow Free Agent Steph Percival:
Tuesday was OneTeamGov Unconference day in Ottawa. Initially I was supposed to be up in Ottawa for work, but that trip was cancelled, so I had to scramble a bit to figure out how to get there. I missed the unconference earlier this year in Victoria, and really wanted to make this one happen.
I had an amazing experience at OneTeamGovGlobal in London in July 2018:
I felt a similar thread of energy and hope running through the crowd. It gave me the opportunity to meet new people, and reconnect with those I haven’t seen in ages since my move to the Barrie area in February 2019.
Wednesday was a travel day! I had numerous connectivity issues aboard ViaRail, rendering meetings very difficult. I kept trying to get back on the Wifi, over and over and over again. Thankfully I could work on things I’d already saved to my desktop for this type of situation. I was frustrated and tired and peopled out, and it was kind of a garbage day. A tracker trailer wedged itself onto the Go train tracks heading into Bradford, so my second train was delayed. This was on hour 8 of travel, so my patience was shot. I just wanted to be home.
Thursday I was honestly so grumpy. There are a great many factors, but I think I’m deeply tired. Vacation definitely made a dent in that sentiment, and I don’t feel as fatigued as I did in late September, but I notice some similarities, so I’ve started to speak up about it in meetings and identify the things I think might be contributing to feeling that way.
Friday is for many people, the last day in office before the holidays begin. I’ve already had a good chunk of time off, so I’m not planning to take more right now. I’m hopeful that it’ll be a quieter time, and I’ll head into January energized and excited for what’s next.
