Day three

Matt started his sabbatical on Thursday, so today marks the third day that I’m in charge of WordPress.com. It’s also a Saturday, and my first day off in the past thirty.

Being in charge is a lot of work! Fortunately, my leadership team is growing stronger by the day, and we have clear metrics and objectives in place. Here are two aspects of the role I’m discovering quite viscerally:

1. It’s a performance. The clothing I wear, what’s in my background, and my audio quality all have an impact on how people perceive me. As much as I love it, my TuHS Boys Tennis sweatshirt from 2005 is no longer work-appropriate.

2. I need to bring my “A” game every hour of every day. Is there any downtime? Only when I force myself to take downtime.

Speaking of, Leah and the kids are headed up to the mountain right now without me. In a funny twist of fate, February also marks the month Leah has her rural rotation in Coos Bay. I was in “solo dad mode” all week so, as much as it pains me to miss skiing, I’m taking a “me day” to reset.

Time for some soccer!