Free/Busy - Thursday, November 11

Sleepy time...
Today has been slower than any in history. Apparently something went wrong with the phone switch this morning limiting the number of calls we can receive. To get to us people have to dial an extension which gives them options to go to different departments. The switch then transferred them to the corresponding department. Well apparently the switch is only allowing one person at a time to get through. Everyone behind the person currently using it gets about five minutes worth of rings and a click. It probably means it will be extra busy once they get it fixed but the problem stems from Verizon, not the phone system at PSEG or CompuCom so who knows how long it will take.

My "To do" list is also getting pretty big. I've got a list of things I want to do and it all just keeps stacking up. I've been putting things aside for so long I can't remember all the stuff I need to do, it's kind of sad but what can you do? I started a little list I keep at my desk and every time I remember something I stick it there so I won't forget it again. So this weekend I'm going to try and put in a decent effort into getting at least some of it done. With my luck, I'll forget the list.

It seems like every week I get more and more on my schedule. My weekends are transforming from free time to slack off to jam packed full of activities. I wouldn't say that is a bad thing but it takes a little adjustment I guess. Friday night, Josh is coming over for the first time in a long while. Saturday, I'll be going to men's breakfast at the church. Then sometime during the day I'm having a friend from work come over and help me study for this A+ exam I have to have passed by the 12th of December. Small group meeting Saturday Night. Church service and working with the youth group Sunday morning and who knows what else.

I need to start a prayer journal too. I want to try and log prayers, actions, decisions, accomplishments. Every step in my spiritual growth so that I can easily track my progress and have documented results. I know that I have made changes to my lifestyle, way of thinking, and attitude but it is very difficult to see how much those adjustments have changed me. Changes are gradual and most of the time people will get used to the new behavior before it's been completely implemented. I don't get much feedback on this subject so I figured that the journal would be a good tool I could use to re-assure myself that I'm doing the right thing.

This blog serves part of that purpose. I love going back to my old diary and reading random entries just so I can compare it to my current writing. It hits me a lot harder than anyone else because the writing brings out all the memories. When I read those entries it's almost as if I were re-living that day, and the difference is enormous. The journal will be even more useful because it can contain confidential and personal information that shouldn't be shared in something as open as this blog. Something that no one would ever read but me.

So now, in all this spare time I have. I'm going to start working on developing a password protected web site that will serve as a prayer blog. Complete with calendar and many other super cool gadgets. When I'm done with it I'm sure I'll mention something about it here but who knows how long it will take since the bulk of my time is now dedicated to studying for my A+ cert. It will be template based and probably hosted by Blogger. If you are interested in using the prayer blog as well, let me know and I'll hook you up with one.