As my Friday night software release rolled to Saturday, I thought I was in the clear once I got to bed around 1 AM. Then a call @ 3:49 AM turned into 8 more conference calls and 2 more emergency releases: aka Hot Fixes. By 10 PM Saturday, all was calm but there was no way I wanted to look at my computer another second. Saturday was the longest day in quite some time. I had to unplug. I made private notes of gratitude the remainder of the weekend. Today, I am catching with the following points of gratitude:
- Letting the big secret out of the bag and finally realizing that its not about me and the way I want to tell it. It's about Kristina and what she's "cooking."
- Working remotely. Being in Waco with my parents, there was no way I was driving back to Dallas at 3:49am to work.
- That my mother has high-speed Internet.
- Espresso, coffee, alka-seltzer.
- The nice little snacks my mom and Kristina made for me to keep me going.
- A client who clearly sees that the problem with the whole process was with the test team (or lack thereof) and not with the developer.
- Being able to unplug.
- Teaching Kaylin to play Red Light - Green Light. Watching her squirm as "the monster comes to get" her. She'd curl up in a ball, but still hold up the red and green lights until I made it; squealing each slow step.
- The new bond between my mom and K.
- Doug's repetitious excitement.
- Riding 40 miles in 2 hours, 19 minutes. Time includes stopping for directions and 6 phone calls.
- A safe ride home. Traffic was crazy thick around Hillsboro..
- Flopping around in bed watching the Oscars. It's always good to be home.
H.H.
