I’ve been having an hankering to post on workspaces and perceived ergonomics of the home side of a hybrid workspace. The very short version of that is get a standing desk and be willing to put in the money to build and maintain your space. You are spending 32 hours+ a week there… might as well reflect you.
Ok with that out of the way, on to the entry for the evening and most likely the next good long while. I’ve been in a reflective mood for the last couple of months. I think part of it is I often spend the first part of years in a reflective mood. Friends are resetting from the holidays with their family units, work life returns to some level of normal, and life just in general is busy. This is the time of year I often take stock of what has passed, what I think is coming, and generally do any minor resets. 2024 so far has been very much in this paradigm. The most unexpected thing to occur is re-connecting with a friend from the 1900’s that I count amongst my oldest and most cherished.
On the other side of the coin I look at where I am in relation to my peer group in just about everything. On the marriage and kids part… that’s a full on non-starter as I’m very much not in that camp. Which often leaves other aspects of life to balance against. And for the most part I’m right where I should be for the most part. Maybe a bit ahead in some aspects, but by all counts not really behind. That’s the thing I always think that I’m behind and missing something in someway that will be detrimental, and what I find is that I often have paid close attention to the fundamentals that I’m generally in pretty good shape. The trick is telling my inner monologue to chill we are ok… my inner monolouge is still convinced that we will end up on the street next week. I don’t know where this concern comes from, but that is particular brand of “crazy”.
Which is a very long way of saying, for all of my crazy I think it’s turned out pretty good ok.