Three days in a row

I turned out to have to go to the work location a few hours away three days in a row to get things under control there. I learned an important lesson, namely that I can do that. I made sure to carve some time for myself, stopping at a rest stop each drive to stretch instead of driving straight through. I also made sure I was in bed early each night so I could get a good night's sleep. Success.

It also got my portion of the project complete. It feels good as for me at least, it marks the ending of the catching up that had to be done when I joined the company. With the backlog from when they were searching for a new employee to the slowness as I was getting up to speed and trying to prove to myself that I could do it.

Also in my recent past, I took my car in for regular service only to discover it needed two thousand dollars or work. And needed as in the dealer told me they would pay for a rental car for me until I got it fixed or traded it in. That was an unexpected financial blow. I decided to get it repaired, and spent five days in the rental while they did the work.