May 22
Little Update of May Goings On
I’ve once again hit a patch of pretty busy things for myself, and thankfully this time around it looks like those things are definitely of the positive sort.
And I’m beginning to come out of them now so I think it’s time to throw some updates up on here. Well actually… Now that I write that, I don’t know if I’m really coming out of them as much as I’m starting to see the proverbial light at the end of tunnel.
The big things on the hit list are of course the impending house purchase, finally finishing up that pesky website I’ve mentioned on here, Little Mac’s 1st birthday party, getting more business for my design company, and learning ColdFusion *bleh* at work. Why don’t we go in order of stress shall we?
Getting More Business for BWD 0 stress
Right now, my business Bethesda Web Design is doing just the right amount of business for me right now which isn’t too much. (#):) As I’ll point out in a hot minute, I’m putting the finishing touches of the company’s first real client site and I’ve had another person inquire about a new website too which I have a good feeling on. But probably the biggest thumbs up for the company in the past month was getting an old client back on board which means my hosting costs are no longer dragging me down to nearly the extent as they were before.
Finishing Up That Pesky Website 2 stress
This used to rank much higher on the stressful scale but I’ve recently put a lot of work into it addressing the harder parts of the service, and finishing up some nagging issues that I personally had a problem with. NOW the only thing I’m really waiting on is the “client” to get back to me with the rest of the text so I can put the seal of completeness on this one. And don’t worry, I’ll be talking a lot more about this project next week in a Postmordem of sorts.
Little Mac’s 1st Birthday Party 3 stress
I’ll admit it that from jump, I didn’t want to have a birthday party for the little guy. He’s not going to remember it and it’s just going to mean a lot of time commitment from me along with the whole catering thing *rolling eyes*. BUT the wife really wanted to have it so here I am, having to fire up the BarBQ (which NEVER goes smoothly) and having to figure out what food I’m going to make to feed all these people that are allegedly coming. bleh
Learning ColdFusion 4 stress
It should come as a surprise to no one that I’m more familiar with PHP for database manipulation than anything else. (See wordpress). But when I was originally propositioned at work to learn this technology I of course agreed and now I really wish I was doing something else. Of course it doesn’t help that I’m basically learning as I’m going through the joy that is the Internet Tutorial, but it really feels like ColdFusion is forcing me to learn a new scripting language that is just different enough from most standards that I have to stop and look everything up every 5 seconds. And as there’s basically only one other guy in the office with CF experience, I bet I’m gonna have to start doing this a lot more in the future.
Impending House Purchase ? stress
And finally on the pain train is the impending house purchase for which I have settlement on Monday. For some reason, it’s really not stressing me out as much as it should be. Maybe it’s the fact that I probably won’t be moving in ’till Sept or that I’m ok paying copious amounts in the way of bills. One thing is for certain though and that’s that I have very limited time to renew my real estate license if I’m going to be able to get a referral fee off the purchase. Busy weekend for sure coming up. (#):)
Anyone out there doing anything of interest?
May 22nd, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Busy much? LOL
Sounds like you have a lot going on there. And your son hit the 1st birthday mark? Wow, seems like it was just yesterday you were talking about him arriving. Speaking as a father of three, make every minute count with him because they’ll grow up faster than you want or expect.
May 22nd, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Busy busy busy….. thanks for the update. It’s always a pleasure to hear from you.
Good luck with the BBQ
May 22nd, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Good grief dude, and I thought *I* was busy! Other than non stop work throughout the week, I’m really trying to get the blog going well. Thanks again for the resources with Wordpress, I am LOVIN it! Really trying to make a name for myself in the digital health communications world.
Did you guys take a class on home buying at all? We’re looking at doing the same thing in the near future.
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:35 am
@Mark – Father of three!? I had no idea! Well thanks for the tip, I’ve been trying to soak it all in when I can. (#):)
@Forest – Hey thanks man. And back atchya!
@Andre – Glad to hear/see everything is going well for you on the blogging side of things.
And I don’t know if you knew this, but my mom is a real estate agent, and I have my real estate license.. So I’m pretty familiar with home ownership and the like already. Though on the class front, I know that Bank of America offers classes through their Acorn program and if you take them, they can help out with your numbers too if you decide to go through BoA. *nod*
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Whoah, a year since your son was born — it seems like yesterday, time is going by so quickly. Glad to hear you’re seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Work has been stressing me out too, I’ve been out a bit after a car accident on May 4, was in the hospital for three days, husband was in for 10, broke all of his left ribs and ruptured his spleen, I just lost 3 days worth of memories due to concussion. I’m on s2000 #3, but this time I chose black. Work piled up a bit, the entire time Craig was in the hospital I only worked half days… I am just now beginning to be able to relax a bit and not feel like I’m in over my head.
Congrats on buying a house!
Good luck with everything you’ve got going on. Try not to stress and stay happy!
May 24th, 2008 at 6:01 am
Hey Bush, holy moley is it really a year already since Little Mac arrived? Damn!
Sounds like a whole lot of stuff you got going on, thats a lot of balls juggling in the air at once.
Good luck with it all man, glad to see you’re getting business and keeping busy
May 26th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
@Peg – Geez Peg!, I leave alone for one second and this is what happens! (#);) But seriously, I’m glad to hear that at least on the WHOLE you two are doing ok. BUT, your third s2000? Maybe someone is trying tell you something. (#);D
And thanks on the house tip. Unfortunately though, I think I’ll be living off of toothpaste sandwiches for a while as I think this house is going to bankrupt me. Haha
@Pete – Thanks Pete! I figure if I can just keep this momentum going, I’m going to end up having a heck of a year!
May 26th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Happy Birthday Little Mac!
Wow the time has flown by. You sound like myself. I did not do anything major for my daughters first few birthdays. My reasoning was the same as yours.
I’m in the process of learning Cocoa mainly for myself but it also will be a great way to set put myself ahead within the Mac community. Things are starting to slow down for me with my business. I hired my second employee a little over a week ago. Which means more time to hang with my daughter, study and naturally write.
Wishing you and your family a sparkling holiday!
Blessings,
-Opal
May 26th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
@Opal T – Great to hear from you and the little guy appreciates the warm birthday wishes. (#):) And I hadn’t heard of Cocoa before… I’m gonna have to do some research to find out what that is.
And of course, congrats on the second employee. Hopefully I’ll be there soon. (#):D
May 27th, 2008 at 12:26 am
Wow! Happy Birthday to Little Mac! And you have your real estate license too? Is there anything you do NOT do, Bush?
May 27th, 2008 at 10:09 am
@teeni – The little guy also appreciates the warm birthday wishes! And yes – I don’t watch baseball. haha
But it’s just my personality to be a jack of all trades. And for a while, that really was my MO. “Recently” however, I’ve felt like I’ve really found my initial calling on the web design front. I say initial because what I really want is to not have to work… Even though becoming successful w/ Bethesda Web Design would be great as I could get out of the 9-5, I would at first just be switching one job for another. Hopefully later I can pull an Opal and finally get some employees! (#):D