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Weekly review: Week ending May 24, 2010 (Victoria Day long weekend)

From the previous week’s plans:

Work

  • [X] Launch and facilitate two Idea Labs
  • [X] Give “Remote Presentations That Rock” v2 presentation
  • [X] Have more mentoring meetings
  • [X] Write newsletter tool and use it for EAD
  • Reviewed Extreme Blue presentations and started planning June 23 preso
  • Chatted with David Singer about virtual presentations
  • Wrote feed widget interface script for Darrel Rader
  • Wrote a script to process Idea Lab RSVPs
  • Coached a developer on Drupal theming
  • Helped with Smarter Leaders virtual session
  • Had one-on-one chat with new manager
  • Blogged about new team structure
  • Contributed org-toodledo.el

Relationships

  • [-] Book bed-and-breakfast for my parents  – sent two options
  • [  ] Check out photographers
  • [X] Coordinate
  • [X] Edit stuff – spring cleaning
  • [C] Plan tea party – postponed: incompatible with woodworking. Also, Luke’s shedding lots of cat hair, which makes entertaining hard ;)
  • Also: Built a bobbin box and a bread box, yay!
  • Finished orange paisley Moleskine cover, wallet, zippered pouch
  • Started making a price book. Still need a good way to refer to things easily and do unit cost comparisons
  • Picked up a router bit from Lee Valley Tools
  • Worked on the deck with W-
  • Clipped Neko’s claws
  • Checked out e-counseling – yes, they do premarital counseling too! Nifty. Picking their brains for best practices.

Life

  • [X] Make a list of more craft ideas
  • [X] Get through crunchy week
  • Installed soaker hose irrigation system for front boxes and side garden
  • Reviewed new library books.

Plans for next week

Work

  • [  ] Talk to people about expertise location and other new tools
  • [  ] Talk to Lynne Waymon about networking
  • [  ] Present “Remote Presentations That Rock” again on Friday?
  • [  ] Update Idea Lab guide
  • [  ] Add more to Lotus Connections API library – create/retrieve/update/delete discussion forum posts, blog posts, etc.
  • [  ] Catch up on other initiatives

Relationships

  • [  ] Plan and build Adirondack chairs
  • [  ] Post pictures of projects
  • [  ] Batch-cook this weekend: ground beef, chicken, etc.
  • [  ] Check out photographers

Life

  • [  ] Install soaker hose irrigation system for back box and street-facing garden
  • [  ] Make a Moleskine cover for myself; create other items
  • [  ] Set up my new webserver
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