Memorial Day weekend got off to a bit of a slow start, but then picked up steam that continued throughout the week. A well-deserved day off on Tuesday provided a nice respite from work and a chance for a bit of a longer excursion. Saturday benefited from a trip to Costco in addition to a Sox game.
Well, the week got off to a poor start with under 1000 steps on Sunday, but ended up being somewhat decent. Tuesday and Thursday both benefited greatly from morning meetings in Willow, which gave me an excuse to walk around the campus. Friday was helped by a trip up to the local FedEx Office location to drop of my bi-weekly packages.
The “flew” virus? Seriously? This is a supposed college graduate who has come down with the “flew” virus? The worst part is that this person has, and keeps, a job.
Another so-so week, with only 3 days over the magical 5000 step mark. You would think Sunday would have been higher, what with the trip to US Cellular Field and all. The work week showed some promise, with Monday and Thursday being the best days. Saturday was limited to a trip to the grocery store followed up by some little league action for Danny and Michael.
Another week of plus 5000 step days (barely) that was helped again by above average weather. Sadly, the worst day of the week was Friday, when I was off work, but spent the day babysitting and at the movies.
As we head in to this weekend’s Final Four matchups and Monday’s national championship, my brackets look like toast, but there is still a way I can sneak in and win something, at least in one pool. In the work pool, I am ranked #11 and #14, and that’s probably the good one. I do have both of my champions still in the running, which is more than some people can say, and I can still win something if Kentucky or Kansas pulls it out and wins the whole thing. Anyway, here’s a final look at my two brackets heading in to the Final Four.
Well, it’s that time of year again. I’m in three different pools this year, one at work, one at my mom’s work, and my friend Tom’s pool. This first bracket is entered in all three.
This second bracket is only entered in the work pool. Continue reading →
As you could probably guess from a recent post about inspiration and the weekly Global Fit posts, I am, for lack of a better word, fat. Beyond fat, even. It affects my life every day, mostly in negative ways. It’s why I don’t actively look for dates. It’s why I don’t travel nearly as much as I would like.
Now, you’re probably wondering why I’m not doing more to change my situation? Why do I pay for a gym membership that I hardly ever use? Why do I come home from work everyday and just lie on my bed and watch TV? I wish I had a good answer.
OK, this one is a little meta and will take a bit of an explanation. Two years back, there was a big initiative at work to bring the IT salary structure, which was set up around position clusters, to the band structure that the rest of the company used. While nearly everyone in my position was placed in the “D” band, there were three of us that were put in the lesser “C” band. To make matters worse, the other two were quickly promoted to the “D” band, leaving me as the sole occupant of the “C” band for my position family.
So, as you can probably guess by now, this week I was finally promoted to the “D” band, which won’t make much of a difference in my day-to-day duties, but should have a decent effect on the bi-weekly direct deposit. On the downside, I did promise my manager, who has worked almost as hard at securing this promotion as I did, that I would stay for a year. Which, given the rate that we are losing our best employess, will be very difficult.
Another bad week, with a lone bright spot on Wednesday thanks partially to an early morning meeting in North Plaza. Friday fell victim to working from home, which always limits my movements. Hopefully, things start to pick up soon.