Up and not crying, as they say in distant lands.
I’ve been mostly absent from the blog these past few weeks. Instead, I’ve been hip deep in planning and prepping for our annual conference at work. This is always a huge lift and this year we had an in-person – rather than virtual – event. Two days, 70 speakers, four meals, somewhere around 800 attendees, and a small employee group that’s never run an in-person event. Fun times.
I haven’t written a damn thing in weeks. I banked a few blog posts that I haven’t published. I was going to back-date them, but you know what? Screw it. Other than my 2 horoscope posts, I’m taking my own advice and cutting myself a generous piece of slack. The world will continue turning if I let my blog streak lapse. It was fun while it lasted. Goals are good only as long as they serve the person who sets them.
A lot of good stuff came out of the last two months. We didn’t lose money and we didn’t kill each other, despite some frayed nerves and close calls. My boss liked the conference book I designed. The event sponsors and speakers – my major contribution to the event – are happy with the turnout and results. The general consensus from attendees was that “everyone in our industry was there” and “this was much better than [our competition’s] conference.”
And that’s not terrible. In fact, that’s bad-ass.