Obviously, I haven't been blogging. So, I thought I would update you all with what I've been doing instead.

Work Stuff
Over the past few months, my job has gotten significantly more demanding. I have went from being the sole tester on a project that no one, or almost no one, cared about to being the unofficial team lead for the testing team on a project that a lot of people, including our CEO, care about.

This shift has made my works days seem a lot shorter, almost too short, as I often feel like I don't have time to get done all that needs to be done. My days have been filled with tasks like planning and conducting meetings, training new team members, infrastructure design and setup, among other things. I am being called upon by the managers to make sure everything that needs to get taken care of gets taken care of.

I have to say that even though I am doing work well beyond my job desription without getting paid for it, I am more satisfied with my job now than I ever have been. So, all the time that I used to have in my work day to blog has been filled with... work.

Family Stuff
It is no secret that I am the proud father of a ten month old little boy. It is also not a secret that I am the proud husband of my wonderful wife, Kim. Well, if you were unaware, being a husband and a father takes effort.

My wife is at home all day with our son, Palmer. So, I've been making more of an effort to take care of him when I get home. This means I spend less time on the computer and thus, less time blogging.

Also, recently Kim has started working from home. So, in the evenings when I am home and doing my best impersonation of a daddy, she is often on the computer working. She is working for a local company doing medical transcription from home. Thus far, it is working out well. I am working through my withdrawal from the internet. However, we are thinking of purchasing a Mac Book.

Other Stuff
Those are the main reasons my blogging has fallen off, but there are a few other contributing factors. Some of those are Twitter, my bike, reading, yard work, and fantasy baseball.

If I were more disciplined, I would set aside some time to blog in my schedule, but the problem with that is that I don't have a schedule. Maybe one day I will make one of those, but for now, I hope to post at least once a week.

I miss you.

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