Into the Unknown

So tomorrow I’m getting on a plane to go to our Tampa office to help with a project. I’ve never really done that before and I’m not really sure what to expect. I mean I’ve been to other offices in a bid to try and get them to utilize a new piece of software but not to actually work on something with them. See we have a client who requires that our firm “prequalify” to do work with them and this year that office is taking that task over from me and my office. It probably should have been theirs from the beginning, but I won’t bore you with that. The point is they now want to “run the show” when it comes to this task and it was suggested I come “down to help them” since it’s their first time. I took this task over from a coworker when she retired about 5 years ago. So I’m not a novice but I wouldn’t call myself an expert either. 

 

Instead of spending last week preparing for this trip and these Prequals I spent it doing a submittal in literally 4 days. Technically I did the submittal in a day and they ignored it for 2 then we finalized it on the 4^th day. I spent the week before that helping another office with their submittal while finishing up another submittal that was mine. Last week I also got another draft out that’s due the week after I return but we also have a holiday in which I plan to do not a damn thing and then at the end of that week I’M GOING TO SEE GOLDEN OR I’M GOING TO GO INSANE AND START FLICKING PEOPLE IN THE EAR! I’ll start with the Ear then flick other things should the need dictate. Either way I’m going, and people just need to be ok with it. I digress…I think that submittal is in good shape which is good cause it’s going to need to be sent out early. There’s another one that my boss will need to finalize and submit while I’m going but we don’t have a snowballs chance in haties of getting but I sent out the 2^nd draft of that one on Friday so it is in good shape too. My boss might feel differently but that’s his problem now ha! 

My point….i haven’t just been siting on my duff.

My second point …. At this point in the month we have typically spent about 3-4 weeks working on this prequal project. 

My fear is that the office is waiting on me to get there to START anything and that’s just not going to fly. They want to run this thing so I’m going to let them, we’ll see how it all shakes out in the end. The good news is that we have enough people that if we don’t add anything we are still a-ok in our pre-qualifications, so that’s taken some of my stress away but for the last few years we have picked a category and focused on it to “beef up” and that’s not happening this year. A lot of things at my place of business is changing and it gives me a great deal of anxiety … the not knowing the plan stuff. In the past I’ve also not really known the plan but I was too dumb to realize it. I liked those days. These days where I know there’s something going on but there’s nothing I can do about it stresses me like you’ll never know. The next year and a half will be a big eye opener for me and several of my coworkers …. Even if they don’t know that yet.

I spent today doing laundry and packing and getting ready to go on this trip. I’m going to try and enjoy it. I like the people I’m going to work with. They want to take me to dinner Monday night which is nice. I don’t really need them to babysit me all week so I hope after that we all just chill after work and not necessarily together. I’m used to working 7:30-6pm but I don’t know what their work days look like. Do they work through lunch ? Do they go to lunch? Will I be expected to go with every day? I mean I might need some getting away and dealing with my anxiety so I can walk back in to the office for the rest of the day. Lots of unknowns for the week ahead. I am taking my head phones and a charger for my phone cause when I need to I’ll just plug in, check out, put my head down and get to work. At the end of the day that’s what I’m best at.

I’m also kind of excited to get out of the office for a while. I’ve never been to Tampa before I wish I had a little more “play time” to wander around and see what the place is all about but I don’t think I’ll have a lot of play time. I do get in pretty early tomorrow (Sunday) but I won’t have a car. Thankfully god created Uber for that reason. I hope to explore some tomorrow if nothing else I’ll need to venture out for food. I’d like to stop at a wallgreens or CVS and get rations of the week, drinks snacks etc, but I think I’ll wait on that for when I have the car Monday night. 

 

It will be a fun week, and the mantra will be as soon as it’s done I can start planning my trip to see Golden cause she and I are going to see her soulmate Godzilla and I will actually be spending her actual Birthday with her, something I haven’t done in years cause I usually take advantage of the holiday but this year I’m going for her actual birthday and I’m super excited. I see really stupid stuff in her future, we’ll see if I can pull it off.

Wonder what kind of cake she wants? I like chocolate so yeah that’s likely what’s going to happen cause it’s about me as much as her right?! 

Oh hey, while I’m at it … check out my super awesome Cousin Ryan Bergenty and his NASCAR blog via Yankee Racer, he’s the Car Chief for the #1 car (see dude on far right above)… which just happens to be on my TV right now …. He’s a pretty good behind the scenes tell it like it is kind of guy. It’s a fun read so check it out. He married my cousin Ashley and they produced the cutest little person earlier this year. They are a cute little couple and I’m proud to call him family. She I’ve called family or years so I’m proud to say that too.

http://yankeeracer.com/category/ryan-bergenty/

That reminds me i still owe you guys a recap of my NC trip after I left the SMPS conference .... it's coming .... ha! :D 

Anyway … hope everyone is having a good week . . . . . what are your plans for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend?!

Marcy

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