My Pod at Work

So I was sitting at my pod this morning staring into the abyss of the two clothed walls that snuggle me into my cornered home away from home. I begin to realize that I am bored with my job, I am bored with the responsibility that I have been given. Its not a bad job, its just no longer exciting. I am sure most people will say that I have short timers since I will be starting a new job in a couple of weeks. This maybe true, however, I like to look at the world around me through a different window. I'd like to think that there is a time for everything and I have passed onto this job everything that I can and it is time for someone else to take the rein. I may have gone where no man or women has gone before with the Business Analyst position in my department. The next associate to occupy this position will either sink or swim. I can already see the multiple emails and phone calls asking how to get the next thing done. The grinding of teeth trying to figure out the massive amount data configuration that I have set up. And let not forget the swelling of the brain trying to understand the macros, VB, functions and formulas I have created to process the reports this office now depends on. And when that happens there is the expectations of reviewing the processes and reports, completing the special requests that are now coming since the office can now understand the type of data they need to operate. Then at the end of the day this person will go home sit in front of their TV and determine what will be easier: Go to bed and start over again OR Throw all of my stuff in the car, run away to South Dakota and join a religious convent.

Now suddenly I have become experienced in the tightening of a swollen cranium. In fact my head has gotten so big that I was able to pop it with a two headed tack. Once the deflation process was completed I gathered my thoughts and looked back through the window everybody else is looking through and wait impatiently for January 5th..........I need a Highlights poster to look at on my wall when my mind begins to wonder into the caverns of the back of itself. I mean in reality the next person to take this job will have two options: fix all the crap I didn't do correctly or scrap it all and start over again. By the time they figure it out I'm not sure if I will give two bits given that I will be starting my new rein of employment on another department; but I am sure I will find way to still help out.

Random Question on my mind:
If it is true "that no matter where you go then there you are"; where are you when you have an out of body experience?

Ramblings

I have realized that after ten years of marriage and family I am still inexperienced in my life. This lack of knowledge, visible recordings, skill, and practice at many aspects are not necessary things that I can ever change. Lets face it, each day that we wake up we are inexperience at that day. So each day I become more experience with children, my wife, my children, the adamant and the inadamant. The rest of this blog will be an over view of the things that I can either remember or care to putting in as things I am no longer inexperienced with.

These past weeks I realized a word that I call "Networking" is no longer a term I dubbed as butt kissing. When I worked in the manufacturing industry if you were good at networking that meant if someone in management turned to fast you may need a neck brace. Working at Wal-Mart I have realized that I need a network of people to actually get my job done and ensure I have a promising future. With this experience in realization of what it means to "Network" I now know how inexperienced I am at being more sociable. I admit that I am open to new ideas, new people, and wiliness to meet people however I have always been a little too selective at allowing those to stay entered into my world. So with a new year coming right around the corner I resolute to meeting more people and be more open to inviting them into my life. I'll update this as time comes.

My kids. Well, my kids never fail to show me something new each day. Marcus and Natalie have shown me the most lately with the introduction of basketball season. In the past Marcus was the only child that played sports, with Natalie introducing herself into this world I have final realized why I get funny looks at from other parents when they see my whole family (Six of us) walking into the gym for practice. Long story short we only have two days of the week with no basketball. One day is on a Tuesday , the other Sunday. The small time the King and Queen of this house had are almost all but gone. What is left means we have to sacrifice our sleep to enjoy it. But this past Saturday I found some joy in all of this. The ability for my wife and I to sit together in the stands at two basketball games and yell together for either encouragement or coaching. We spent two hours together stretching our diaphragm's and giving high fives to the kids, all while feeding a baby and keeping the attention of a 2 year old. I can now say I am more experience at enjoying the time I give to others.

Random inexperience question of the blog:

If I am arguing with myself, does my wife still win?