spring in my step

2 things put a spring in my step today.  Ill list and then explain.

1.      Signed a deal for contract work and get to work again with an ex Compaq colleague and friend

2.      Made lemon/blueberry pancakes for breakfast without assistance.

Bob and I have a Sunday morning ritual where we try to  devour the New York Times with minimal interruptions.  So, it was important for me to make these pancakes solo. I didn’t think it would be a problem until I remembered I had to zest a lemon. I held the zester in my lap and tried to slide the lemon over it but quickly figured out the zester had to be upside down in order for it to work,  Then I had to figure out where the zest was going to go since all this was happening in my lap while in my wheelchair. I could not stand up and hold the zester and lemon and slide lemon at the same time. There was no way I was going to ask Bob for help because I was determined to do this on my own. I recognize my stubbornness can really be annoying.

It worked out and the cakes turned out fine.  I have not yet mastered flipping and need the right tool for this however.

The contract work is an opportunity for me to” get back in the game” and work again taking small steps . The company is based in Oregon and led by two ex-Compaq colleagues.   I will provide marketing services that includes writing copy for collateral materials and recommended messaging the he company develops hosts, maintains and supports enterprise-level software applications geared toward the retail grocery market.  There is not enough space in my log to describe how it feels to #1 be working again and #2 working  with these  colleagues again.  My goal is to parlay this into more projects.