I haven’t written a word in months because my work schedule has eaten away at my mornings and evenings. The workload has been insane since last year. I do miss writing; it’s a good outlet for maintaining my sanity.
I have ideas rattling around that I’d still like to explore, and I think this blog is still a good place to do that. But I can’t bring myself to stay on a computer any longer than I have to after putting in 12 to 14 hours everyday. I’m mentally exhausted at the end of the day, and I don’t want to spend any more time away from family either.
Our industry ebbs and flows, it always has. It’s hard to track from one year to the next when the busiest times will be. I’ve had distinct memories of suffering through March–trying to close out fiscal year business–but I’ve also had other years where end of summer turned into a death-march–trying to get things lined up for 4th quarters. The whole of 2023 was brutal and the project schedule continued right into 2024 without any let up.
I’m taking 15 minutes to write this for 3 reasons:
- I miss writing
- I’m waiting for a callback
- The techs I’m supporting across 3 jobs today are all busy working on something else
I do think things are getting better. I would like to spend time thinking about project planning and schedules and to figure out how to stay out of this situation, but that’s asking to fix a lot of things that are out of my control. I can only control my actions.
Thank you for reading.
Kiel the Coder 