Numbers and notes from 12/05, Cross-posted at labangel's corner
Happy Holidays! I attended a family wedding over Thanksgiving weekend and stayed at my parent's house the week after the wedding, so I just got back to California this past Sunday. It was a pretty long wedding since I also attended dinner events for the couple's close friends and family for two nights before wedding day, but mostly it went smoothly. My parents let me take it easy at home last week since they could tell I was really tired after traveling and attending the wedding. This had the added effect of going easy on my credit card balances. I stayed in my sister's bedroom and raided her dresser and desk while home; we're similar sizes so this turned up some nice "new" clothes she let me take. I'm thinking of going back for the last week of December.
Otherwise, I'm grinding away… I took the online traffic school course, just need to confirm that they've told the county that I passed. And I rolled over IRA into my 401K, which is why I can zero out the Other Assets category. Fidelity made this really easy since I could just photograph the checks on their NetBenefits app. I'm grateful!
I worked out 10 times in November, which is quite good considering I was gone for a third of the month. My nose is still alternately stuffed or runny, but I feel better rested than a month ago. The week at home really helped!
I made some progress on my two remaining quarterly goals, honestly I'll be happy to even finish one of them by the holiday shutdown in two weeks. Speaking with other women in my org this week made me realize that almost everyone else has a mentor. Since I've joined my company, I've cycled between viewing multiple people as my mentors but circumstances have forced these relationships to deteriorate somewhat. One high-level engineer moved to Seattle, I only see him in person every few months if he visits California. Another mid-level engineer stopped meeting me regularly in order to focus on his own career progression, he's the one who got promoted in September and he's super-busy now. And finally the last high-level engineer to join our team became my manager, so she can't mentor me anymore even though I see her every day. These are the three people at my company who I've tried the most to open up to, they know my vulnerabilities the best and they've given me countless tips. The guy from Seattle is in California this week and catching up with him helped me shift to a broader perspective. I've decided to set up monthly video calls with him. I feel like I've gotten into a rut and notice myself repeating the same mistakes. I hope some of the things he suggested me will help me grow out of it. I will take all the help I can get at work right now. Wish me luck! |