T.A. Michaels

 Katie is at work this morning. I Drove her in around 5:30am this morning. Not exactly my happiest time in the morning.. But I wanted to get her there early incase there were any issues with the road conditions. I still have to dig out my car from all the snow. I'd say where i live got 16 or so inches of snow from the blizzard yesterday. In about an hour I am going to be taking my Network+ Exam. I had finished the book yesterday so I wanted to take the exam as quickly as possible so i continue to retain the information. While the exam is not a requirement of my job, I feel it will make me more Marketable to other employers. Once i successfully pass the network +... i will be shifting my focus to the MD-101 Exam from microsoft. 

 The New Year is off to a good start so far. Due to Covid 19 running rampant in Rhode Island, I have been given the ability to work from home for the time being. This is good on two levels. First, I wont have to worry about catching Covid from someone at the office. And also I wont have to put as much wear and tear on my car throughout the winter. I am looking at this as sort of a trail period for if I even go permanently remote. I feel that after 18 years in the IT industry. This is my natural evolution. Some things that will change with not having to drive back and forth to work every day include a later wake up time. I am going to be shooting for 7:15am rather than 6:45am like I had been doing. I will have enough time to shower ever morning without having to skip it because I got up to late. I'll now be able to exercise a little during my lunch break rather than spending the good part of an hour driving to and from the house. I wont be tempted to buy cigarettes on either my driv...