What day is it again?

Oh right. It's Thursday. Thursday -hmm, I have a deadline today. On a project I haven't started. And the partner is out, which means I have to do it and send it out without "approval" which makes me nervous of course. And did I mention that I haven't started it? I owe it to the client today, TODAY, and I have something that needs to be finished first, and I'm blogging. Priorities people. Believe it or not, some things take precedence over my job, sometimes. I have a junior associate doing the project for me actually, so I can't be overly dramatic about the fact that I haven't started it - or I should say, she is starting it for me. And that can go one of two ways, really well and it saves me time, or really not well and I have to re-do it. I'm not that great of a "delegator." Well, until recently. My work load is so overwhelming that I have no choice but to delegate down to more junior people, one in particular. So I have been delegating anything and everything possible. But I struggle with what is most efficient and that depends on the project actually. Sometimes it just doesn't make sense to delegate down - and other times it is more cost effective and efficient. Sometimes the deadlines are too tight to delegate. The thing is though - it's something I need to get better at - delegating. Not feeling like the only way to have something done right is to do it myself - you know, I need to work on that. And practice managing other people on projects. What I am really bad at - is the feedback part. And that is the only way for more junior people to learn. It does her no good for me to re-do a project and not tell her why or what I did. I need to work on that also. And the other thing I need to work on - are my expectations of people. Cause I don't always handle attitude from people I give work to very well, you know, for example if you tell me you need work and I give you some, don't give it back to me half done, an hour late, and tell me you are going to lunch (because that's not what I would do you see), nor do I deal well with missed deadlines and screwed up projects. BUT, perspective folks, this is only a job.

Oh yeah, one more thing. I've been up since 4:30 a.m., stressing about work. Now, you might wonder why I didn't come into work early and you know, start that project I was stressing about. But, damn it, I was not going to leave my condo building without getting into the dry cleaner this morning, which opens at 7:30 - ISH. (And, just pretend that you don't know that I took my computer and work home last night with me...and could have worked at home this morning when I couldn't sleep...because I didn't do that).