We came back from a short work-related trip to Sacramento today and in the mail was (drum roll, please) my LAST PAYCHECK from USC! Yes, kids, it’s official, USC and me, we’re finished. I’m feeling a little bit sentimental, but not too much. It’s amazing me how busy I am in a day now. My average day at USC went like this:

6:30am: leave house for van pool
7:30am: arrive at USC
7:45am: arrive at office after stopping at Starbuck’s for nonfat latte
8:00am-8:30am: call sister or friends to kill some time
9:00am-10am: open & read email, check news on My Yahoo!
10:00am-noon: read blogs
noon-2:00pm: hit the pool for noon workout, go card shopping, walk around campus
2:00pm-4:00pm: read more blogs, maybe write an entry, read more email
4:30pm: leave for vanpool
5:45pm: arrive home

My average day at home has been going like this:

7:00am: wake up
7:30am: workout (run or gym)
8:30am: start worksday, checvk email, return/make phone calls
9:00am-noon: work on websites or write/research for projects
noon-12:30pm: lunch
12:30pm-6:30pm: more project work, email, deal with house stuff, mail, repair guys, etc, etc, etc
7:00pm: wrap up for day

Life is good! And what’s really great is that I no longer have to manufacture poor excuses as to why I can’t make it in to work on a given day because my consulting work calls. My guilt-ridden Catholic conscience is heaving a mighty sigh of relief.