I have to go out of state for a few days, the week after next week, to train a client. I will build up a log of posts so that my blog updates each day, but I may not get my posts shared to all the appropriate G+ communities on the day the post goes live.

I am glad sales sold something to an existing client that they probably should have tried harder to sell years ago. I just wish they had us in the loop BEFORE the signed contract came in. We have a week’s notice to jump on the situation and work like maniacs for  a go live date of July 1, when normally we consider a bare minimum lead time of six weeks as pushing it.

From past experience, I feel that this is one of those where I end up taking crap back to my motel each night to work into the wee hours so I can get it all done in the time allocated by the contract.

It would soften the blow a bit if I knew I would have time to work on my campaign to get ready for online play. I made a good start last weekend, and got a bit more in the past week, but there is still so much to do! I didn’t get anything done on my campaign today, because, well, Free RPG Day! This post is only going up today because I wrote it ahead of time.

What makes it sting all the more is that my son and his girlfriend have been living with me since September, and my granddaughter was born in January. They finally are ready to move into a new apartment, and can move anytime after July 10th. I have to give up five of the last few days of seeing her every day. I have been working at home since late February, and when I get stressed from some work issue, I can just see her smile and hold her a moment and work crap doesn’t seem so bad.

They are only moving 10 or 15 miles away, close to the neighborhood in Kalamazoo where they lived before. Most likely, I won’t see her but once a week, maybe less frequently, depending on her parents’ schedules.

I’m the senior member of the team, and I really shouldn’t have to do this, but because the company has what they call a “lean business model”, and we have just enough people on the team to scramble and make it all work, it only makes sense to send me.

I wrote this post on the 13th and scheduled it for today. I am curious to see how things work out between now and then.

I just found out Friday the 19th, that I am not travelling next week, but the following. That is good! I am tired from a crazy and mentally stressful work week! I am so ready for something different today!