Because I think it’s important to track the good things that happen.

#1 Bernie works a short day. He’s arrives around 9:00 and he leaves around 4:00.

#2 Bernie works from home on Fridays. He rarely comes in on a Friday.

#3 Bernie travels. He’s leaving March 22 and not returning until April 5. (On the down side, I’ll be doing a lot more traveling myself, although they’ll usually be short trips. So far, San Francisco in May, New Orleans in June, and LA, I think, in September. So far. These are good. I used to work for someone where all the clients were on the East Coast. I loathe those long flights. )

#4 DiamondGirl is fun. I like working with her. She’s smart, committed, and very hardworking. Also I just like her.

#5 Buehler. I see him when he’s in and I still like chatting with him. I regret that he wasn’t able to pull out a full-time job for me before the Bernie situation happened, but whatever. He’s bought me lunch once and coffee twice in the last week, so I know he still likes me.

#6 The 7-1/2 hour workday returns! Many companies these days work their employees for 7-1/2 hours, instead of 8. That gets them around those pesky “mandated break” laws. I haven’t worked for a company that did so…well, I’m not sure I ever have. But I am now. I don’t have to roll into the office until 8:30. (On the down side, only 30 minutes for lunch, so no time for playing in personal e-mail or anything.)

#7 Payday will arrive. It hasn’t arrived yet and it may not arrive on the next scheduled payday, but I have faith that it will arrive. It’s not a funding issue. Our stupid payroll company says they didn’t get the notification eight days ago that I was hired. Whether or not they’ll get me into the system for the next payday is still up in the air. But I have faith that payday will arrive. You know. Some day.

#8 Short “to do” list. I finally got my notes organized and I only have seven things on my “to do” list, some of which are just reminding others to send me data. (On the down side, one of them says, “billing” which is easy to write but going to be tough for me to do.)