I bewilder myself.

Today I went into the office.

Mostly because I didn't go in at all last week, and I was going to go yesterday but I completely flaked out.

I could. not. make myself go.

It was almost...weird.

I'm supposed to go in once a week, or technically per the policy three to four times a month.

Also my manager doesn't care, but I do have to be compliant. And I don't mind; it's good for me.

So anyhow I'm working on a HUGE -and by huge I mean HUGE- project.

It was giving me trouble so I was on the phone with my colleague, who also determined the system I'm working with is having a bad hair day and is stupid.

While we were both trying to sort it out, my manager pinged me on Teams asking if I was going down to 56 for the town hall. (He was there.)

Um..... I mean, I knew there was one but I wasn't planning on going.....

Plus I wasn't at a stopping point in my actual work-work.

So I wrote back.... I'm buried in *project* and wasn't planning on it.

Normally -- and I know this for a fact--- he wouldn't care even one bit.

But he said, uncharacteristically- you have to attend, managers are being told their teams should go.

Fine.

My next order of business was to find out the time of this town hall.

4.

What time is it now?

3:30.

Well geez M, really?

If you were requiring me to attend you might have said something sooner.

So I went downstairs to the town hall.

They mentioned sign-ups are open for the Chase Corporate Challenge.

I have never once in my life for even half a second had any interest in doing the Chase Corporate Challenge.

And somehow, today it seems like the best idea EVER.

Like, I NEED to do it.

So I registered!

I texted Matthew (Sharon's husband) to see if he was doing it with his company.

We both work in global corporate financial and often share our eerily similar work experiences.

I think Matthew makes a solid point about my performance review.

So..... time will tell what this is all about, I guess.