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4:30 am
Wake up — Often before my alarm. I get up, let the dog out, feed us both breakfast while the teakettle boils. I make my lunch. Gibson is a Catahoula Leopard. he is my grand-dog, yet for some reason he still lives with me ...
5:00 am
Catch up on personal texts and emails while I drink my tea. I also skim the Wall Street Journal and Facebook.
5:30 am
Get dressed. My office is rather casual but sometimes I want to “dress like a lawyer” (as one of my mentors used to say). If I cannot think what to wear, I grab a shirt with the company logo. On this day, I am fully branded: a polo shirt and a rain jacket.
6:00 am
After getting Gibson situated for the day, I am on the road and hope to avoid heavy traffic. If I am lucky, mine is a 40-minute commute thanks to this early drive time.
6:45 am
Tea and emails, including a daily review of the ACC groups. I make an effort to be an active participant. As a solo law department, the ACC groups provide my morning dose of legal brainstorming. I belong to at least four.
7:30 am
Confer with proposal manager on language to address pain point in Project #1.
8:00 am
Review Project #1 teaming agreements to incorporate change requests from business team. Comments to program manager.
9:00 am
Meeting with CFO about progress on Project #2, I discuss revised timeline and further input required from legal.
9:45 am
Confer with COO re Project #2. Legal documentation and next-phase planning.
10:15 am
Research for a supplement to our employee manual for employees anticipated to work outside of the United States in a country new to our company.
12:00 pm
Conversation with staff member who works at a location outside of our headquarters.
12:15 pm
Lunch at my desk while reviewing a segment of Project #1 proposal to answer questions from program manager.
1:00 pm
Conversation with CFO about documents and topics in Project #2 and how best to coordinate input from finance and legal.
1:20 pm
Review employee benefits document to respond to question from finance.
1:40 pm
Telephone call with benefits provider for clarification.
1:50 pm
Review and respond to email from program manager with input about teaming agreement changes.
2:00 pm
Emails, document review, and conversation with CFO about FSA Plan document.
2:40 pm
Review section of proposal program manager asked about this morning.
3:00 pm
Attend proposal stand-up meeting about data calls, progress on draft proposal, and timeline.
3:15 pm
Teams meeting with IT re document retention policy.
3:30 pm
Review ACC thread for tips for first time conference attendees at Annual Meeting.
3:40 pm
Drafted agreement requested by senior vice president.
4:30 pm
Leave work. It is raining; hoping for an easy commute.
5:50 pm
While I could opt for a salad following 30 minutes of exercise, today is National Cheeseburger Day, so I instead choose to indulge in a cheeseburger and french fries. Stopped at Five Guys to pick up dinner.
6:05 pm
Enjoy dinner in my kitchen while watching the news. Gibson is a social eater, so this makes him happy. I text back and forth with my daughter.
6:45 pm
Rain has stopped, so Gibson and I walk around and play in the backyard, making decisions about what gardening chores need to be done this weekend. I adjust the timer on my automatic lights and talk with my neighbor.
7:15 pm
Sort my mail, tidied the kitchen and dining room, checked my calendar for tomorrow.
7:40 pm
Review an alert from my credit card about a possible data breach. Confirmed the alert was legit and took the suggested steps.
8:10 pm
Shower.
8:30 pm
Sit down to watch TV. My current streaming fave is the original Frasier. I do not recall it being as funny as it is. I laugh out loud with every episode.
9:30 pm
Go to bed. Lights out on a busy day.
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