The Eyes Have It

Well, Friday the 13th done fall on a Friday again, but it's been kind of a lucky day for me. I got all my immediate job stuff done well before I logged off at 2:15, had to wait too long for the local bus (in each direction) but the doc gave me good news about my eye: the floater isn't affecting my vision at all, and I just need to be patient and let it drop out of my field of vision in time. But overall my eyes are fine, and so I can now get new glasses which I've wanted to do for awhile. Got a lot done electronically too - finally sorted the comics that came in last Monday, took care of emails regarding appointments I wanted to make (both the haircut and car tune-up will be tomorrow) and financial stuff, organized my phone apps so they made a bit more sense to me, even redid our kitchen inventory list so it's actually legible now. And so it's bad to the World Baseball Classic, a well-earned shower, and with any luck sleeping through the night.

Marching Snow

Well, I thought I'd dressed well enough for my day, wearing the lined rainjacket company swag, having very little wait for my bus transfer (the local wasn't even crowded!) and getting into the office before 8 AM. But I wasn't all that prepared for this afternoon, partly because I stayed indoors at lunchtime, getting a salad from our grab-and-go cashless pantry for a long-planned repast with two fellow exec assistants. But I was just finishing up putting out the various fires on my desk when a colleague exclaimed, "It's snowing!" And so it was, looking out of our floor-to-ceiling windows onto the Hudson Yards surroundings. Quite pretty, but I knew it would be trouble in terms of temps, so I cut out as soon as I could, knowing I only had to cross the street to be inside the Moynihan Train Hall and I could walk through that and the LIRR basement of Penn Station to get my subway home. And I had like zero minutes to wait for the homeward bus, as it was just preparing to leave the stop as I arrived. So the only real chill I picked up was the half block from the bus terminus back to the house, which wasn't that bad at all, particularly with Robin meeting me and carrying my backpack. Tomorrow I'm only doing a 5-hour day as I have my ophthalmologist appointment, but I'm in pretty good shape work-wise.

Balmy and Barmy

Still downright warm outside and even in the house (love that we've been able to open the windows and air things out!), but I haven't been able to enjoy very much today as the New Assignment That Ate My Life got me very close to quitting. Fortunately my colleagues who are more experienced in this assignment saved my bacon, and by the end of the day I was on a more even keel and ready to get back to Manhattan tomorrow and deal with the rest of my job!

Piling Off

False spring continues, and I probably overdressed this morning even with a light sweater, but it does tend to be cooler in the mornings and I had to get a 6:30 AM express bus. No more snow piles that I could see! Fortunately I was able to stuff the sweater into an insulated bag for the trip home, as I went to Russ & Daughters on the way back from depositing my checks from Mom's pension, life insurance, etc. into my brand-new savings account. I then got my lunch at Whole Foods (my usual go-to) and picked up tartar sauce to go with my dinner (tasty poached salmon a la Robin), so the contents of the bag wound up being: my laptop, the tartar sauce, my haul from Russ & Daughters, the bank stuff, and my sweater. I'm not used to toting a tote on my shoulder, and this one was surprisingly heavy. Glad I'll have the backpack for Thursday afternoon's homebound commute!

Can't Trust That Day

Sooo much insomnia. Thank goodness I worked from home today. I can't remember if this happens to me every year after the clocks change, or if it's just a function of the suddenly-warm weather and not turning the bedroom fan on last night. Regardless, I powered through my two or three new jobs (personal, Mom's estate, and job-related) and set myself up well for going into the city tomorrow to actually deposit checks into the new savings account, as there's a branch at Hudson Yards near our office. In the meantime I'm still thoroughly enjoying the World Baseball Classic as well as the Milan/Cortina Paralympics...

Forward Movement

The non-automatic clocks in the bedroom and kitchen have been moved forward, I stopped by the local farmers market for the first time this year, Robin has officially put away the shovels and salt, there's baseball galore on the TV, and the temperature reached at least 66 degrees today. I'm a happy camper.

Spring Thing

It's coming, I can feel it. Tonight the clocks move forward an hour, and I can't stop thinking about errands. I just wasn't up to taking the car in to be serviced or doing taxes this weekend, but I think both are in my near future. Today we just did food shopping and relaxing, and that was enough. Oh, and baseball, lots of baseball. Loving the World Baseball Classic so much I haven't even missed watching Premier League footie, not that it was on this weekend anyway (FA Cup break). It's the reawakening of hope, and we need that desperately in today's world.

Money Matters

I took a long lunch hour today so we could get Robin's prescription then go to the local branch of the bank I've chosen which operates in both the US and the UK (and isn't open on weekends) to open an account where I could deposit the checks I've received so far from Mom's estate. The process apparently takes a few days, so I couldn't actually do anything yet with the checks, but fortunately there's another branch near my office so I can do that part in the coming week when I'm in Manhattan. We got home from our sushi lunch (because of course) well before I'd anticipated, so I only wound up taking two hours PTO. Now that the snow is finally melting there are a lot more PTO days to come as I get into the swing of medical appointments. But for now I'm able to tick off one more thing from my Estate To-Do list; next up is organizing all the various beneficiary IRAs and other assets which I'm told are coming my way. Maybe this weekend, although to tell you the truth I'd just rather watch the World Baseball Classic, which I'm quite liking so far.

In-Office Day 3 of 3

I do like our new offices, and helping folks when I come in, but the lack of substantive breaks other than lunch tends to wear me out, especially when it's such a dreary day (but better fog and rain than ice and snow!), my emails dwindle a bit and I have a bit of downtime. That's always much nicer at home! But as I got in early and worked through much of lunch, and my partners weren't around today, I left a bit early at around 4, got seats on both the subway and local bus right away, and arrived home about 15 minutes before it started pouring. Home now for the next four days!

In-Office Day 2 of 3

Maybe I'm practicing for when the PCAOB inspectors come around and the liaisons want me there every day even though there's an onsite person to take care of things. But this was my second day running, and walking and standing just about everywhere, in the office. I do get a lot done even though it exhausts me. But I'd always rather be busy than bored. Hope I can stay awake tomorrow (although the coffee machines are pretty good) as it's supposed to rain all day. Which I guess is good as it'll get rid of more snow.