Small tasks to a big result

Nearly another month gone! I know it’s the shortest one, but still….. makes me feel great knowing we can turn another page on the calendar.

March will be Mathew’s fourth month of existence, which is incredible. I can’t believe he’s nearly three months old, and yet I simultaneously find it hard to believe that we’ve ever been without him. I don’t know if it’s the same for other parents, but I feel as if my life flipped and got re-started the second he popped out of his mum’s birthtube. Everything before was just wasted time and a little bit of practice; a collection of experiences that I might be able to draw on as I guide him through his existence, but otherwise a pretty meaningless 35 years or so. Now I have a goal, a purpose and a definite end to reach for – keeping him alive and well and getting him to adulthood with enough knowledge and wisdom to survive on his own.

In other news, I have realised I am WAY behind with some of my work planning. Those Above are screaming at me for projected Easter sales figures and plans to maximise chocolate sales, and I’ve barely even thought about this coming weekend. That’s the thing about having a child you’re obsessed with – you get tunnel vision and everything else falls away. The time I’ve been spending at work has mostly been spent thinking about Mathew, looking at texts from Philippa and counting down the seconds til I can get home to them both.

I really need to start getting a grip.

I’ve only been in this current position of employment for six months. I’m very pleased with how it’s all gone, but I have to remember that I have yet to face a full year as a multi-site manager and so I don’t yet know all the problems that might arise. I was proud of myself before Christmas for the way I had been able to keep ahead of all the tasks in my portfolio of responsibility, but now I feel like I’m three months or so behind and chasing to catch up with what’s needed, while fighting fires along the way. I need to spend a day or so locked into what is coming up, what needs to be done in what order, and how best to achieve them all, then get on with getting on with it. I liked that feeling of preparation that I had up until December and I really want to get it back.

RC 28-2-19