Coming back from crisis mode
October 6, 2008
Wow. The last time I posted here was in April. Life certainly got crazy there for a few months! Just to give you a quick rundown:
- Miss Elizabeth joined our family in May
- We spent a marathon month or so adding 100 pages to Securing PHP Web Applications (Addison-Wesley - due out in December, 2008)
- Our school year started
And here we are.
Needless to say, after all that crisis I’m hitting a major organizational reset. But I’ve learned something as well: I’m a crisis junkie. That rush of adrenaline you get from focusing on just one thing and ignoring the rest. I’ve learned something else as well. Either I’m getting old, or maybe just getting wiser, but I’m not not getting that rush of adrenaline from sprinting toward a deadline and making it just under the wire.
This weekend I finished up a minor project for an editor I’ve worked with for a few years now. The project is due on Tuesday, but I finished it on Saturday morning. I’m pretty sure this is the first time I’ve ever handed this editor a finished project days before the deadline. And you know, while crisis mode is exciting, this whole “smooth sailing” feeling ain’t bad either . . . I think I’m going to give it a try!
Anyhow, here’s what I’ve got planned for the next few weeks. I have about half a dozen posts that are half written, but I don’t want to slam them all out there at once. If you’re interested in one of these and don’t see me posting for a few days, please leave a comment here and remind me to stay focused!
Thanks!
Tricia
