Providing Value

It's midweek and I am actually working hard today. There's all this reporting required for all this coronavirus vaccinations, something I thought was coming down the pike anyway. And then all these corrections in UDS and OSHPD that we have to do. Especially the deal about WN not being associated with the E3 OSHPD number. Stuff gets missed is all. I got a little nervous about that one. Had to call a mid-day meet with James and Kennedy to try to find a solution. It was James actually that basically came at it with the most straightforward solution. If the problem is data didn't get associated because of some oversight, fix the oversight.  And then rerun the report. I hadn't thought of that because I was already busy trying to figure out my Plan B. Goes to show I shouldn't always do that.  However, to showcase my impatience, I had to put in my own help ticket to get attention to the problem, rather than wait for James to put one in. Or maybe he didn't, but he didn't copy me. And so CONTROL FREAK ME still had to do something. And then of course there's the actual UDS reports that James keeps telling me he's on track to do. But I've learned by now that he is TERRIBLE at estimating the time he takes to get tasks done. Or in my Arnel-speak, he's slow. And I hate that. My impatient self hates that. But I have to let him do his job. I wonder if that's the reason Lam left? That is why I always try to have a Plan B in the first place. Because the bottom line is, I don't trust James to do his job in the timeframe I'd like. And he has absolutely no motor whatsoever. Man I'm going to hate doing his performance eval later on. Anyway even with all this going on in my work day, I at least couldn't get too full of myself. How can I? Look at how Johnnie carved out his space in the living room with all the stuff going on with his toys, his drawings, even a plateful of cookies. The scene is IMPOSSIBLE to miss LOL. And actually I'm glad I see all of it because it gives me a sense of perspective. THIS after all, is all that's important. Isn't it?

In the meantime, Clare the dog has gotten pretty rambunctious in the space of a week. Look at the video I took of her fighting with my slippers that were on my feet at the time. At least she has been really really good about pooping outside. And peeing too actually except this morning when Johnnie and I went to the shower before taking her out when we all woke up. Of course she had to pee then and there on the bathroom floor. Sorry Clare, that was OUR fault. And so it was that the day turned out to be a busy one for me work-wise and I think it will be through the end of the week anyway. After all, we're only trying to put together the massive report that is the single most critical report we are responsible for. A whole slew of reports detailing our activity from every which slice for the last calendar year. I'd say even with the pandemic going on, we did admirably well. We'll see what the government says. Anyway between that and now taking over for all the reporting for COVID vaccines which I knew would happen sooner rather than later, I'd say I went about providing massive value today. By late afternoon, the focus was back to Johnnie and it was all about getting some physical activity for him, just so he's not too locked in on being in front of a screen all that. But even as physical activity turned out to be his karate class, he was still in front of a screen to do that. I'm just glad he worked so hard he was actually out of breath and sweating. Of course afterwards was our Wednesday night Panda Express dinner and I was glad to see they're letting us back in to the premises to make and take our orders. It was getting annoying hanging around outside.  Not much the rest of the evening really... just another run-of-the-mill middle of the week in the middle of February. Except of course we had to give the dog her bath. And that was in and of itself a bit of an adventure. But afterwards, she smelled so great. I can confidently sit her on the bed to sleep next to me again. So with her sleeping softly on my left side and Johnnie breathing softly in his sleep on my right, all is good in the Universe tonight.