Been a while since I've posted because we've been so busy at work. We've been trying to find people to add to the team, but, unfortunately, good help is hard to come by. It looks like there may be no relief in sight. 20 hour work days are the norm now and I don't see that changing any time soon. I guess things could be worse, though. Our current situation exists only because we have a flood of work pouring in. It could be much, much worse.
Things have been insanely busy at work. This is both a good and a bad thing. Good because we are winning business and growing at a rate which we've not yet experienced. Bad because I see my family once a week. It's good to see what people are made of, however. You never learn more about a person than you do when you see them in the pressure cooker. It seems as though we've made some good personnel decisions because everyone is pitching in to make it happen. I feel very lucky.
It's good to get away from the office sometimes and not think about work. Since I helped start "the company" I've had very few chances to really relax and focus on things other than work. Even on the weekends my mind often turns to work. Yesterday I had a chance to totally remove myself from the day-to-day. Much needed indeed.
My company closed the book on our first quarter today. Unfortunately, we missed our revenue goal by $20k. I was really looking forward to the bonus to help pay for taxes. Just one more deal...oh well.
In my quest to know all things Skype, I stumbled upon a great Skype centric blog-Skype Journal (www.skypejournal.com). There are some very interesting things happening in the world of Skype, and VoIP in general, that are going to enable a whole new channel of communication for every day users. I really believe 2005 will be the year of Skype. I, for one, can't wait to see what comes of it.
I took a non-holiday day off for the first time since the birth of my son over 6 months ago. It's strange to go almost 20 hours without checking e-mail or voice mail and somehow feel almost guilty about it. Sometimes you need to clear your head, though. The sights and sounds and smells of the local Livestock Show and Rodeo can quickly make that happen quickly, especially if you start to think about the insane amounts of money you're spending.
