I think I’m finding my rhythm at the new gig. I spent the first two weeks being both wildly eager and terribly bored, with an unfortunate imbalance of clients to ambition. That evened out and I spent the next two weeks in over my head. I know. Be careful what you wish for. I’m still swimming this week, but I’m finding little moments in my day to check my RSS feeds and walk around the office a little. Those are important things that I’ve missed the past month. My daily routine is exactly backwards from my previous job. I used to get in around 9, lazily check my email, shake off the sleep and ramp into my day. Now I come in at 8:30 sharp for a production meeting that requires my full attention, don’t forget your laptop and coffee, and what’s the status on that event?! From there I’ve just kept going, not slowing down, and by 5:30 I’m too exhausted to look back. I go home and who wants to be on a computer at that point? I can’t be bothered w/ industry news and I’ll have to wait until Friday for Best Week Ever for my entertainment gossip.

Something had to give. This week I’ve been better at prioritizing what’s actually important and not everything is an emergency (a perk of learning my job). It’s not the end of the world if I check a news feed or IM with Jef.

I’ll still have good days and bad, but it’s a start.