Just ramblings, only a vent for emotions, feelings and all the good stuff
Happenings this week
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Our house is not very big but the layout is such that it feels very open and has some huge windows along with a high ceiling. That convinced us to buy this place inspite of it barely meeting our desired square footage range.
I can take a small house but unfortunately a small house translates to an equally small kitchen and master bedroom closet. We solved the small kitchen problem by remodelling it to make efficient use of every nook and cranny of space and now I love the kitchen. Since I myself planned the kitchen to my liking and convenience maintaining it has been super easy. Everything has its own place so cleaning is a matter putting everything in its place simple. And absolutely nothing on the counter including toaster and mixie.
Only because I love my kitchen sharing the picture one more time ;--)
My bedroom closet though is another story. Our closets were bare bones when we bought them, minimum shelves and hanging rods, not planned out at all and hence I had a hard time managing to keep it neat and tidy. Whenever DH gets upset looking at my messy side I tell him I need more space ;--P
Late last year we decided to finally get all our closets redone. When the lady from Closetworld came in early December as usual we were pretty unplanned and made decisions on the go. But it turned out great nevertheless. It is a simple layout with hangers and shelves and drawers and baskets.
Our closets were done on Friday and this past weekend we spent cleaning up big time and redoing the closets. Our closet looks brand new and there is so much space! I can see the floor hallelujah! ;--p
I also realized I have too many clothes. A lot of them quite new since I end up wearing the same clothes over and over. DH has decided not to buy any clothes this year that is his resolution. Mine is to fit into all the clothes I own. ;--P
Dotter's closet is now cute with all her teeny tiny dresses and pants and tshirts hanging too. The same space that seemed too small, now with proper organization seems too big! Now she can pick her own clothes to wear which has gotten her very excited. Closet organization especially kids' itself seems to be a hobby for many, I see so many ideas online.
Now I love looking for something to wear in the morning ;--)) Let me see how long it is before I start strewing clothes on the bed and get yelled at by DH. :--P
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The most happening thing this week though is the rollout of V7.1 for Mia. Now Mia can be 'summoned'. I can stand outside the closed garage door and summon her through my app or FOB and she will open the garage and slowly back out 39ft. Just how fricking cool is that!! I tried summoning her just on the road and she creeped up to me like a cute little puppy. When I stood in the front she sensed me and stopped indecisively tried to move around me. She really is alive. I told JSK that Mia is slowing learning to move on her own just like how she learnt to walk. ;--P I also tried out the Auto park options, parallel park and perpendicular park. Mia does it better than me or DH ever would. Kudos to Tesla or Tesla engineers. ;--) I can totally see how this must be a piece of cake once we have all the sensors sensitive and correctly programmed. And of course we need powerful processors to process the data realtime and get the mechanical components to react to the input. I wish I could get a job at Tesla. :--P Elon says in two years I can summon her from anywhere and she will come to me. Seems impossible for now but I can see why not. The technology is doable but the regulations are a whole different issue. I can totally see the day when Mia (or another Tesla or another autonomous vehicle) totally overriding the driver for his stupidity and taking over to save lives. Everything if done with high quality without bugs.
Sorry too much Tesla talk but that is the only thing exciting happening in my life.
Edited to add: yesterday the head of my company was asked what strategy or proposal he presented to the board that got him selected to run the company, it was so radical that it could get one hired or fired depending on who was listening. Our head told us the gist of it, great strategy and then added it's what we are doing right now and he is not fired 'yet'. I want to be like him. Think differently, challenge status quo, take informed and calculated risks. I am learning to make decisions which does not come easy to me. In the business side I realize there is no one right answer. You follow your gut, get suggestions, pick a path and you go for it. The direction of a company or product or anything depends on the person running it. There is no one right answer all the time. As daunting as it may be to the engineer in me, I also find it beautiful and challenging and invigorating, like a new mountain to be conquered, a skill to be acquired.
I have been working from home atleast 2 if not 3 days a week since I have no cube at office. But seriously working from home is really boring and hair pulling. By evening I want to get out of the house. Yesterday we went to Saravana Bhavan inspite of having cooked dinner. One and a half more such months to go. None of us are home bound people which is pretty strange for me a Cancerian. Whoever said marketing involves lot of travelling, I can do my job right here from home.. Well..most of the time.
