I set three alarms for myself this morning: one for 6:35, one for 6:40 and a final one for 6:45. What’s the urgency in waking up so early? Well, for the past week I’ve been working extra hard at work because my art director Terri has been away on vacation, leaving the brunt of the account’s design work on me. I spent the week working on a project and I was told the day before that my creative director would let me speak to the mocks to the client since he was new to the brand. Excited, I went to bed setting two alarms on my cellphone and one on my alarm clock radio so I would be able to make the 9 AM meeting the next day.
I actually wake up before the sound of any alarm meets my ears, this happens a lot actually, I don’t know why. I lay in bed waiting for the first alarm, to which I press snooze for some reason and absurdly fall back asleep. Alarm two, snooze. Alarm three, snooze. 7:30, time to get up! I rush to get ready, I’m already half an hour behind.
I’m out the door at a little before 8 thinking to myself that this will be tight. Going to the office early is the worst. For one thing, I can’t breathe on the subway let alone get a seat. Theres always that one person who is standing so close to you they’re breathing on some exposed body part of yours. I can’t even read because its too packed to bring my elbows up.
I get to the office at five before nine and get to the meeting room where the project coordinator and creative director are already making the call to the client. I speak, noticeably nervous no doubt, and the meeting goes super smoothly.
So here’s to doing the work, presenting it and making everybody happy! Score one for proving you’re more than just a photoshop monkey! Also of note: today was the first day I ever ever did a straight 9 to 5 in my year here - hah!