The Boss's Blog

One of the reasons I started to write now is in part because of my new boss, Wolf. He arrived slightly less than two months ago but already his presence has resonated and he's starting to make changes. Hopefully, for the better. He's looking at 40 and after 18 years at his first job straight out of school, he needed a change. He's calling this change his midlife crisis. As a part of this job-change-midlife-crisis, he's started a blog where he writes about the company, the work here and other things that make up his life. His third post was a ballsy, deep critique of the company. And after making such a big splash, I had to start reading his blog.

Wolf writes every Thursday evening, right before leaving the office for the weekend. He's put it in his calendar, so he gets it done. I know the story about time management and putting your big rocks in first, so part of my plan is to put my blog into my weekly schedule. There will be no more ifs ands or butts. My blog will get priority time in my calendar and by hook or by crook, I will write! And not because I have to, but because I enjoy writing and "never found the time" for it earlier. Now I have the time.

Wolf writes about people in the office. So far he's mentioned about a half dozen characters, most of them in a positive light. So far he hasn't even hinted at me and I have to admit I'm a bit disappointed by that. My competitive nature wants to appear as a character in his blog. I want to be important enough to get "air time". I know it's silly of me, but I do want to know that I'm noticed and that I do make a difference. I really like my job, what I do, the product I manage. I put in a lot of effort to give it my all and like a child that wants validation for their parents, I want validation and appreciation from my superiors.

Anyway, it's nearing the end of the day and the end of the week. Despite the fact that my weekend is filled with chores such as cleaning and packing, I'm looking forward to it. The move has my spirits high and I like the idea of the fresh new beginning. And I know I'll miss the house we currently live in, but it's too expensive for us to keep holding it if we want to be able to put money aside into savings. And 2014 is going to be a year of changes. For the better!