Let’s start 2004
I was fortunate to have saved some vacation time for the end of the year and that, coupled with some clever scheduling, allowed me to take a couple of weeks off of work to spend at home with my family. It was a great and much-needed break, though its a little bit difficult to get back into the swing of my normal schedule:
- 6:30 A.M. – get up drive to work by 7:30 – 7:45 A.M.
- Work all morning, after scanning the news and various blogs via RSS and NetNewswire.
- 12:00 P.M. – Lunchtime. I try to escape the office, weather permitting, with either my sketchbook, some reading material, my camera, or just a short walk in mind.
- 4:30 P.M. – Usually the end of the work day. Hometime.
- 5:30 – 8:30 P.M. – Family time. Dinner, movies, games—with the kids. And then snuggling them into bed.
- 8:30 – 12:00 P.M. or so. – Back on the computer for some freelance design time. To all of my clients, this is when your projects get done.
Its a long day, and quite a shock to my system after two weeks of staying up late, sleeping in, and generally lax days. But that said, I’m slowing getting back to work. 2004 looks to be a busy and exciting year for me and I hope to keep you up with my doings here. Stay tuned.
(Now I’m off to the watch Steve Job’s MacWorld keynote. Is this the year they finally break me and I buy an iPod?)