I really haven’t been at a loss for words. It’s just that I know so many people at both my former workplace and my current one, which is problematic. We’re talkin’ leaving the publishing company #1 after unmentionable number of years, and then starting at publishing company #2 in July. So when work and career occupy a large part of your life, and many of your connections are poeple at both workplaces, it makes it un-cool to blog about what’s going on in two-thirds of your life.
I can tell you this much. Things have been interesting. It’s been great getting to know folks at publishing company #2. I’ve enjoyed getting to know Stuart, whom I now report to. We’ve connected over a similar sense of humour. I find him very funny. We had a laugh today over “binder envy.” He has an extremely large one. Mine is quite small. That’s all I am saying right now about the binders — for reasons of confidentiality. If I tell you what’s in them, I will need to kill you.
Janette, Tanya, Dean and Mary are different lights in my daily work life. Janette and I talk a often about teenagers. Tanya likes to end the day with comments like “it has been an extreme pleasure to spend this day with all of you, but I must go now.” I want to mentor Dean. He’s a videographer. I want to teach him how to write. The combo would be unstopable.
Mary is helping me get skinny at the localfitness club. She’s adorable. I’m crazy for the gym right now. This week, I did a full our back bend — with some fabulous coaching and assistance from the instructor. I haven’t done a backbend like that since I was 11 years old! I’m also doing my own program and lots of weight classes. Then I do Bikram out every Sunday near home.
So it’s work and fitness right now. The teenage criters are taking up the rest of my time with a variety of challenges, punctuated by laughs.
I miss my publishing company #1 friends. Though, admittedly, I’m mad at them. I’m not going to call and make plans for lunch. I’m going to find out if they read my blog first.
Pat, you are absolutely right! We seem to lose touch when we make promises not to do so. I can’t tell you how great it is to hear you talk about how you’ve made some great connections at the Globe. As one of your Star friends, I do miss our little chats. And if I told you how things were here, I’d have to kill you!