Getting Back Into the Groove

07/30/15

Okay, so now that vacation is over and I'm over my one-day illness (well, still a little ill, maybe, but feeling pretty good overall), it's time to get back into the groove of fulfilling side work and also valuable work at work.

One thing I finally did this morning was go through my massive inbox. Nothing important was in there, but I'm glad I've mostly sorted through it. Next I need to organize my email. And log my receipts. Organization and proper logging should probably be the main priority.

But I've learned from past experience that trying to focus exclusively on organization is a recipe for doing nothing. So, when I feel like working on my timer or anything else, I'll just go ahead and do that for a bit.

I'll be revising my general weekly schedule. Waking up at 0300 is nice, but I think it's time to start going to the various programming meetups again, which are usually held well past my bedtime. I will be switching to going to sleep at whenever time I get home from the latest of these events (probably 2200), and try to wake up about 7.5 hours later (so 0530 or so).

I find that I'm more likely to work on projects when surrounded by people working on similiar projects. If I want to work on javascript stuff, I should start going to the TucsonJS meetups again. If I want to work on simulating better bus strategies, I may want to go to the Code for Tucson meetups. In fact, I have RSVP'd for the meetup occuring on Tuesday, August 4th. Let's do this.

It's also time to seriously get to work on fixing up my house, and just getting ready to sell it in general. I'm going to want to start building some expertise in basic house stuffs. I'll see what timing I can figure out with my roommate's contractor friend, and also figure out volunteering for Habitat for Humanity. I gots to make sure I make time for this explicitly. Enough to learn outside of my house, and enough to apply my learnings to my house.

Switching to a smaller house ASAP is going to save me a lot of money down the road. Living in a more strategic area will also save me time and open up high-value, low-cost possibilities.

I also shouldn't rush things, but I should make sure progress is being made. I have a lot of work to do, and I can't let that fact numb my actions and lead me to doing nothing.

I'm getting my energy back, and I want that energy to be used towards real value.