Where was I?

With all that’s been going on this week, I’ve totally lost my train of thought for these “catch up” posts. I guess to make a long story short I found some serious flaws in the thought process that had been driving the insulation program. One of the biggest issues is there is nobody even close to being in a management position in charge of the program. I mean, you can hardly even call it a “program” at this point. It’s just a couple people doing their own thing, and not even knowing that half the procedures exist, let alone following them. There’s seriously four different procedures going into various levels of detail about how the insulation program should be handled, and I’m pretty sure I’m the only one who’s read all four. And project management has been going back and forth between trying to tell me to handle everything myself, and telling me I have nothing to do with it.

This last week has been mostly the latter. They’ve had several meetings, and passed e-mails back and forth (none of which I’ve been *officially* privy to) about the future of the program and my part in it. After two months of arguing and basically making so much fuss they had no choice but to listen to me, if only to get me to shut up, they’re finally acknowledging that there are issues with the “program.” Then they basically tell me to sit tight while they discuss everything and come up with a solution. So for the last week I’ve been sitting around waiting for them to tell me something, anything. They told me not to do anything else while they discuss, so the time has dragged on and on. I hate not having anything to do. And I’m super stressed about it because this insulation is quickly becoming critical path.

During this whole thing, Rocky has seriously been the only thing helping me keep even a tenuous hold on the remaining scraps of my sanity. He’s been going to bat for me in the meetings, and telling me as much as he can of what’s gone on in them. He also lets me tag along when he goes on walkdowns for his *other* job, so I can at least get away from my desk for a little. And, probably most important, he reminds me that this isn’t the end of the world. This project is only scheduled to be around for another year or so, and it’s unlikely that I’ll be kept here even that long. It’s always good to have a friend who keeps your feet on the ground.

I’m so blessed to have so many amazing friends. Each one fills in some part of my life and I couldn’t imagine being without any of them. It’s good to try to take the time to step back and reflect on all the good in one’s life; I haven’t done that in too long I think. Sometimes I get so caught up in the day-to-day drama and stress of life that I forget to look at the big picture. I managed to find my soul mate so early in my life and we’re getting married in just a few months. I have a job that challenges me and is teaching me so much, and it pays well. I have loads of friends all over the country that I get to visit and hang with no matter where I am. I have adorable fur balls waiting for me to get home each day. I have clothes on my back, a roof over my head, food in my belly, and I wake up each day able to stand on my own two feet.

When it really comes down to it, Life is Good.