Putting in the hours in the name of the game to get things done at work, at home and on the bike. It's been well over three months since the last post because of just that... work. Work itself has been extremely busy with an increased amount of work with less resources to go around. 16 key enterprise-wide projects to oversee and ensure each and every milestone is hit and objective met prior to established due dates. Not easy to do when your team consists of your manager, your two employees and yourself. No worries though, the annual plan I developed is in motion and moving swiftly. Now just to get through the onsite review with the Feds.
Work at home has been progressing well too, just slower than ever expected but we're almost done with the remodel of the upstairs bathroom. With the help of my Pa we hung the drywall and I spent the next few weeks mudding the joints. Only a few things to finish up and we'll have the bathroom usable again. Remaining tasks are painting (second coat), caulk around the tub, tile the floor, put in the vanity and install the toilet. Aiming for a few weeks out for wrapping it all up. Amy and William are getting antsy to use the new tub and shower and are getting sick of the walk downstairs. The hours of work put into this project makes you appreciate what all goes into the full remodel of any room in a house.
Cycling has been going well also with additional time being put in to up my fitness for a challenging year of racing ahead. I completed my first power test of the year a few weeks and the results were quite surprising. I didn't anticipate the higher than expected sustained power output but it did provide me with additional motivation knowing that I'm not in as big of a hole than originally thought. I'm also using new software to analyze my workouts and applying new metrics to track my ongoing progress. I'm looking forward to having a few months of additional data to leverage many of the interesting analysis tools that are provided. More hours in the saddle and focused attention to each training detail are required for continued progress and my eyes on strictly focused on a few important goals. Should be interesting to see how they play out. Until spring is here and racing starts it will be just long and tiresome hours on the trainer in the basement in front of the TV. Can't wait!
I also can't wait to see what William will be up to in a few months. His 1st birthday is just around the corner (1 month from today) and he's already walking fairly well with significant progress each day. It's amazing seeing what new things he's able to do each day. Amy and I have already picked out William's birthday present. He will be using it in no time and it will be fun to watch him speed around! This next year is going to be a blast with many potential changes on the horizon. I can't wait!
