First blog post in a while...between a pretty intense job, tutoring an 8th grader in Franklin on the side, preparing for the iTest launch, working on a new album, and attempting to stay sane...I guess that explains it. And, lest I forget, moving into a new, bigger apartment. Oh, and one more thing...I'm married now! :)

I view being busy as a blessing. For me, it means I'm currently working on a combination of things that are my choice to be working on. Working from home facilitates this - though I spend at least 50-55 hours a week on my job, those hours can be moved and manipulated in ways typical office jobs could not to accommodate my other passions.

My job as Strategic Initiatives Coordinator at Actus Lend Lease is off to a good start. I feel like my boss has put me in a position to succeed - a position where I can bring something to the table. That is a very gratifying thing that I try not to take for granted. The ability to have an impact, and work with executives ranging from age 40 to 70 who control one of the largest real estate companies in existence is a very welcome change from previous school environments. It is all of this that led me to reject a job offered to me just a couple weeks ago, while I was just hitting the one-month mark with Actus, that actually would have compensated me a good bit more, though without giving me nearly as much influence and ability to contribute.

I feel very lucky to have Lori in my life, and look forward to her starting up at Vandy law school this fall after transferring over the summer. I know she is looking forward to it. Everywhere she has gone, she has excelled, in terms of her legal studies. She has especially turned her game up a notch at the Tennessee Supreme Court this summer, where she has gotten a remarkable amount of uncharacteristic praise from the justices there for her writing skills and the level of detail in her legal scrutiny of various cases. Vanderbilt will simply be another stomping ground on her way to a successful job somewhere.

The long-awaited fantasy football draft is coming up! Its a chance for everyone in our little group from high school to catch up with one another. I am really looking forward to it this year as well because ESPN's league is so vastly superior to Yahoo's in the way it enables even more communication between all of us.

Anyway, thought I would update the blog with what's been going on. I will be updating this more regularly as I learn to keep work from exploding into 60-70 hour weeks and keep it contained to about 50 hours a week. Its a lot harder than it sounds.