The Weekly Wrap-Up: November 7-11, 2016
I'm really hoping we're back on schedule with things. I sort of, finally, feel like I'm getting back in the swing of things.
Sort of.
I felt pretty productive Monday. I had a couple of good meetings about making sure everyone was on the same page with things. We have so many projects going that it's hard to keep track of who is doing what.
I was also able to get an email out to our T&M organizers asking for reports. I've been working on this for a couple of weeks, and I get to deal with the responses, so I'm glad it's out and producing more work for me. (Actually glad, there. No sarcasm.)
Of course, then I was out again on Tuesday. Sick as a dog Monday night, and definitely in no shape to do much of anything except lie around watching episodes of "Murder, She Wrote."
I was back on Wednesday, though not 100%. Which was just as well, because the toughest thing I had to do was upgrade my computer. We use so many programs for T&M, and we all have to make sure we're using the same software at the same version. So I spent some time upgrading the virtual machine, installing a newer version of Office, and all the fun little things that come along with having a Mac for hardware and Windows for the VM OS - making sure everyone talks to each other and gets along.
In the midst of that, we managed to write and record a new radio spot for our Christmas giving projects. If I've figured out how to embed it properly, you can listen to it below.
Veronica and I had a 2.5 hour chat Thursday about the process of things and future training. I also got to crack open Hindi. I did a little for the project this summer, but now we're moving forward on the rest of the project. It's such a fun language, and I have no idea how to read it, but it's just nice to look at.
Today saw a follow-up meeting to one from Monday. We're getting more of the team on board with some project managing programs that are really going to help us with collaboration in the future. I think it'll be really good for us. Yay for communication!
My part of Hindi is now done, and I need to work on the language in the agreements to make sure it's understandable and reflects how things operate now. And I need to fix about 30 Trello boards. Communication is great. Except when you change the base board, you have to change all of the boards in progress as well.
Seriously, though. I think I need to do a juice cleanse or something. My body hates me right now.
Sort of.
I felt pretty productive Monday. I had a couple of good meetings about making sure everyone was on the same page with things. We have so many projects going that it's hard to keep track of who is doing what.
I was also able to get an email out to our T&M organizers asking for reports. I've been working on this for a couple of weeks, and I get to deal with the responses, so I'm glad it's out and producing more work for me. (Actually glad, there. No sarcasm.)
Of course, then I was out again on Tuesday. Sick as a dog Monday night, and definitely in no shape to do much of anything except lie around watching episodes of "Murder, She Wrote."
I was back on Wednesday, though not 100%. Which was just as well, because the toughest thing I had to do was upgrade my computer. We use so many programs for T&M, and we all have to make sure we're using the same software at the same version. So I spent some time upgrading the virtual machine, installing a newer version of Office, and all the fun little things that come along with having a Mac for hardware and Windows for the VM OS - making sure everyone talks to each other and gets along.
In the midst of that, we managed to write and record a new radio spot for our Christmas giving projects. If I've figured out how to embed it properly, you can listen to it below.
Veronica and I had a 2.5 hour chat Thursday about the process of things and future training. I also got to crack open Hindi. I did a little for the project this summer, but now we're moving forward on the rest of the project. It's such a fun language, and I have no idea how to read it, but it's just nice to look at.
Today saw a follow-up meeting to one from Monday. We're getting more of the team on board with some project managing programs that are really going to help us with collaboration in the future. I think it'll be really good for us. Yay for communication!
My part of Hindi is now done, and I need to work on the language in the agreements to make sure it's understandable and reflects how things operate now. And I need to fix about 30 Trello boards. Communication is great. Except when you change the base board, you have to change all of the boards in progress as well.
Seriously, though. I think I need to do a juice cleanse or something. My body hates me right now.