Wednesday Thoughts 05
Not many thoughts today - I've been busy, in and out of various types of meetings. But I'm getting used to the open office format with more people. Last week, a huge department that was previously 100% remote were recalled to the office, so there was a sudden adjustment to be made that wasn't necessary before.
I don't think I realized it at the time last week but I was probably a little bit overwhelmed by the sudden change. Before Christmas, I was used to a particular rhythm in the building; I thought it was as busy as it was going to get, but I was mistaken.
There are ebbs and flows to the busyness of the building where there will be a flurry of activity and things will quiet down. Certain pockets of the building are quieter than others.
I'm still bothered when people walk back and forth on their way to...wherever they are going, but that's a Me Problem. I get annoyed when I hear people walk at "high speed" across the floor in heels. Or at least when they walk back and forth in quick succession. Is that weird?
It's funny though: my team didn't want to move into this office from our old building until last week. My argument for doing it earlier was so they could get used to the space. Eventually they agreed, but imagine if they started 100% fresh to this new office space with an explosion of people.
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I mentioned in my last set of weeknotes that I feel like I'm currently in "read-only mode", that I'm taking in more things than I'm outputting. I'm still super cool with this, it's a good way to "get through" some things I've wanted to finish for a while: TV shows, books, arts & crafts.
I can't help but wonder at what point I'm going to boil over and feel compelled to create more. Will I feel inspired or will I have that "I want to make something but I don't know what" feeling that annoys the heck out of me? I choose to believe it will be the former, because I'm taking in so much.
Whatever the case, it feels nice to decide that I want to throw on Pirates of the Caribbean because I was listening to a podcast about it. Or lose myself for 3-4 hours working on a beaded diamond art project.
And I'm actually reading during my lunch breaks! Well, not this week so far...but I'm taking breaks away from my desk, which I never used to do before.
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I have plans for things to write but just haven't had time to get to it. I'm not worried - I will get there, when I get there. I think 2025's theme for me should be about not putting pressure on myself. There are already plenty of things in the world that do.
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