Vacation’s end

This is the last Saturday of my vacation and it’s back to work for me on Monday. I suppose yesterday was actually my last day of vacation and today is just the beginning of the last weekend before I go back to work.

Wow! That was a lot of words to say very little.

I’ve taken a little time this morning to write out some thoughts about things (writing just for me) and to review some older writing (finally). I’m starting to write some new things too.

I haven’t really set any resolutions for this year, but one I’m considering is scheduling some writing time for myself. Time reserved for words, not reading the news or surfing the Web or chatting with friends online. Just an hour or so set aside several nights a week to unplug from the Internet, isolate myself and write.

My brain is settling into a good place. I’m so happy with my life, job and family and schedules are syncing up. The “new” is wearing off of my job and as I get broken in I’m not worrying so much about things after I leave the office. As I’m not bringing so much work home on my mind it’s clearer for other endeavors.

Omnifocus is also really helping me Get Things Done so I have more of what David Allen calls “mind like water.” My mind is primed to focus more on some things that have been wallowing under a layer of mud for quite a while.

It’s been an eventful holiday filled with Christmas with family, New Year’s Eve with friends and a cold beginning for 2008.

A harsh first for the new year was a heart-to-heart discussion with Zack. Grounding him for failing his senior project wasn’t working. It was just forcing him and his girlfriend to find creative ways around the grounding by manipulating the system and playing people against one another. I think Zack has a better understanding of how Julie and I feel about things now.

While it was at times a tense conversation I think it’s going to lead to a better year overall. Zack seems a bit lost these days and has set a goal to become a film maker. I’m going to help him reach that goal and hopefully this year will be the turning point for him to make the transition from teen to man.