Weekly review: Week ending November 8, 2009

Posted on November 9th, 2009 by Sacha Chua

Last week was a high-energy week. Tuesday was networking-intensive: a breakfast meeting, a major presentation, and a speed-mentoring event. On Thursday, I had lunch with an IBMer in order to give him career advice (!). On Friday, I had lunch with an acquaintance who’s planning to go to the Philippines, and I hosted a friend of a mentor.

It was a good thing that I had blocked off the entire weekend to enjoy some quiet time. Aside from a few neighbourly encounters (it was a gorgeous fall weekend), I didn’t talk to anyone but W- all weekend. I even skipped my usual video chat with my mom, instead catching up on sleep and quiet.

Fortunately, recharging didn’t involve zoning out. We had a very productive weekend. We spent Saturday doing laundry, planning and making a sofa wrap, and tidying up a little. On Sunday, we bought groceries and made two large batches of lunches/dinners. Based on the success of our fleece blanket experiment, we picked up fleece sheet sets for everyone in the house, too. I ended the day by cutting out the pieces for hooded fleece house robes for W- and me. Yes, definitely a getting-ready-for-winter weekend.

Next week promises to be a high-energy one as well, between a trip to Boston (during which I am probably going to be too busy to meet up with folks =( ) and the paperwork for my permanent residency.

Plans from last week:

Work
- Planned:
  - ~~Give talk on “Remote Presentations That Rock” (if you’re in IBM, ping me for details)~~
  - Get my visa application sorted out Not needed any more – training will be virtual
  - ~~Create community guide for training~~
  - Organize handouts for training
- Also:
  - Recorded the video for Remote Presentations That Rock using a totally awesome makeshift setup in our kitchen
  - Met people and gave advice
  - Connected with the Center for Advanced Learning and the Collaborative Learning community
Relationships
- Planned:
  - ~~Tidy house and prepare lots of meals~~
  - ~~Help make house routines even smoother~~
- Also:
  - Prepared so that winter will be even more comfortable
  - Feathered our nest <laugh>
Life
- Planned:
  - ~~Finish my skirt~~ and start on pants Will do a bathrobe instead
  - ~~Clean up the back yard~~
  - Wake up before 6 every day Stayed up late a few days, so missed this
- Also:
  - Made a sofa wrap – first home dec project

Plans for this week:

Work
- Finalize the recording for the presentation
- Prepare for workshop
- Customize my benefits
- Write user’s guide for community
Relationships
- Make bathrobes
Life
- Enjoy some more quiet
- Keep biking to work
- Get the paperwork ready for the permanent residency passport request

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