Snow, snow and more snow. That's it really... all there is to say. SNOW. I'm snowed in. In fact, I'm totally stressed that my flight isn't going to leave Seattle tomorrow and I won't be able to get the heck out of dodge.

The end of this trip really signifies something much bigger than coming home from another trip. It's the next stage in this horrifically indescribable period of my life... I have no idea what this stage looks like or feels like but it is here and I'm crossing the bridge as I come to it.

I did 3 "briefings" in one day this week. I became sick the night before. Head cold...scratchy throat. Was up all night the night before the briefing coughing, slept not at all. I was super stressed about doing it even though the presentations were virtual - meaning the customer and account team wasn't going to be in the room, instead we'd use our own technologies to bridge the geography. This turned out to be great because I was able to do the presentations from home and gear myself up for 7 hours of talking. I lined up the water, the tea, cough drops... preparation. I was very tired at the end but I am happy that my voice made it through all but the last 15 minutes. Adrenaline is an amazing drug.

Most of our offices were closed on Thursday. The snow had come down overnight and there was just no way to drive anywhere. I literally stayed shut in for a day. When I left Friday and got in the car to drive somewhere, I nearly hit a Lexus within 50 feet of the house.