Damn, damn, damn.

It’s just been way too busy this week between work and other crap.

Work has been a joy (key in sarcasm) as there are daily changes in priorities on the project from hell. I mean the client literally will have a meeting and expect everything to suddenly stop and change direction and focus.

So, I generally ignore things like this because if I spent my day reacting I wouldn’t get anything done, have a lot of things half done and not be any further along in completing the project. I’ve gotten into the habit of working mainly in the evening and early morning because that’s the time I won’t be disturbed. I get everything set up so others can work on things and then it’s all timed in a way to get them moving.

About three times this week the client was in the process of having a meltdown depending upon which meeting they came out of. The biggest problem here has been not having all the information needed to get the job done or having information passed off that is just WRONG.

So, I just focus on what can get done and have been doing that. What was funny was hearing the client today surprised at how many things had gone out, a good chunk of the 350 items needed are just gone now, off our collective plate, out the door. Basically I know what needs to happen in a project like this to meet the deadline and have it be a success but that means ignoring a lot of what the client is freaking out about at the given moment and just yessing them to death.

Seriously, the surprise on the client’s end today was just hilarious in a way because if I had been doing what they had been asking for that wouldn’t have happened and there will still be nothing done even though we are getting closer and closer to our deadline.

While all of this has been happening, there have been a series of minor catastrophes happening around here…

We have a snowstorm coming. I had hoped we could make it through winter without having one of those backbreaking snow dumps happening but it looks like wishing didn’t do me any good. One of the things I have been procrastinating about is getting the snowblower taken apart and getting it running. Now I’m just left with no choice so rather than take the chance over cleaning it I just ordered a new carburetor that will arrive on Saturday with the snow arriving Sunday so I know what I’ll be doing but maybe I can take it apart and have it ready before the part arrives.

At the same time, I also had two other disasters happen, one being a drain clog on the kitchen sink which is the main sink I use (I’ve got a house so there is more than one and more than on kitchen really). The problem with that is that when I do have a backup while I am upstairs, in the downstairs bathroom sink the water backs up and overflows all over the bathroom floor which becomes something of another God awful mess to deal with.

I had gone downstairs to look at the snowblower and take some pics of the model number plate and saw that the water had overflowed on the floor.

 Grrrrreeeeeaaaaaatttttt…

One more fucking job to do.

Oh and then I had an appointment with the oral surgeon today as well.

BUT WAIT! That wasn’t all because while all this was going on, the fill valve on the toilet went. Now I have three bathrooms but there really is only one I use and this now needed repair as well so that’s MORE WORK! In addition to the clogged drain, in addition to the snow blower, in addition to work, in addition to the appointment with the oral surgeon.

Honestly? A lot of days I just want to lie on the couch and nap.

Today though beside getting a ton of stuff out the door… I managed to go down and do the oral surgeon thing which has left me with swelling and pain. Then after I got home, I just had to deal with that clog so I had to get out the tools, get out the drill, get out the snake and then go to work. It‘s not that it’s hard, it’s not like there is heavy lifting involved, it’s just a pain in the ass more than anything else and somewhat dirty. I still have to clean the downstairs bathroom but I got all the water taken care off.

Tomorrow will be the fill valve on the toilet, breaking down the snowblower and more work.

I just was wiped later in the afternoon and had to lie down but they got that time back when I spent a bunch of hours doing work in the evening. It’s funny really, they are never coming up short in terms of the amount of time I put in to do my work but I just can’t force myself to ignore other things that need to get done. It’s not even funny how many days I just sit down and don’t really even take any kind of break just to plough through work. It isn’t even a question of it ‘balancing out’ in the end because they always get way more than the hours I’m supposed to be working.