With tongue firmly in cheek, here is my annual PEP after going half time on June 20, 2017.
Personal - Family: Watched my DD graduate from college. Was able spend the time helping my DS as struggled with life/career issues. Had a long visit with my dad weeks before he passed away at age 85. (Exceeds Expectations)
Personal - Travel: Utah Shakespeare Festival, Wyoming to watch total eclipse with family and friends, Amsterdam for museums/food, Bora Bora and Moorea ocean bungalows, Las Vegas for World's Men's Curling, Atlantic Canada for family, and Washington, DC. (Meets expectations)
Personal - Health: Gym 5-6 days/week to do aerobic and weights. Trained all summer for Fall bike ride from Pittsburgh to DC (GAP/C&O). Did almost no hiking. (Needs Improvement)
Personal - Hobbies/Learning: Home wine making. Finished Rosetta Stone Spanish language course. Started reading fiction again. Took over cooking duties. Began some basic meditation. Started downsizing stuff. Doing a backyard landscaping project. (Meets expectations)
Work - Functional: Various little jobs here and there as asked. Focused on mentoring junior colleagues. (Meets expectations)
Work: Research: Was on the team that found electromagnetic counterparts of gravity waves - many papers, much press, loads of fun but stressful. "I'm too old for this $hit". Gave science talks in India, Harvard, Caltech, NASA/Goddard, and various places in Europe. (Exceeds Expectations)
Goals for coming year - Personal: See my DS successfully "launched", i.e. independent and on his own. More (and longer) travel with my DW. Lose final 10lbs and take up running again. Plan some hiking/camping trips. Language immersion. Start a few more house improvement projects, Take a breath, and relax more.
Goals for coming year - Work: Wrap projects up. Don't start anything new. Reduce workload further.
Personal - Family: Watched my DD graduate from college. Was able spend the time helping my DS as struggled with life/career issues. Had a long visit with my dad weeks before he passed away at age 85. (Exceeds Expectations)
Personal - Travel: Utah Shakespeare Festival, Wyoming to watch total eclipse with family and friends, Amsterdam for museums/food, Bora Bora and Moorea ocean bungalows, Las Vegas for World's Men's Curling, Atlantic Canada for family, and Washington, DC. (Meets expectations)
Personal - Health: Gym 5-6 days/week to do aerobic and weights. Trained all summer for Fall bike ride from Pittsburgh to DC (GAP/C&O). Did almost no hiking. (Needs Improvement)
Personal - Hobbies/Learning: Home wine making. Finished Rosetta Stone Spanish language course. Started reading fiction again. Took over cooking duties. Began some basic meditation. Started downsizing stuff. Doing a backyard landscaping project. (Meets expectations)
Work - Functional: Various little jobs here and there as asked. Focused on mentoring junior colleagues. (Meets expectations)
Work: Research: Was on the team that found electromagnetic counterparts of gravity waves - many papers, much press, loads of fun but stressful. "I'm too old for this $hit". Gave science talks in India, Harvard, Caltech, NASA/Goddard, and various places in Europe. (Exceeds Expectations)
Goals for coming year - Personal: See my DS successfully "launched", i.e. independent and on his own. More (and longer) travel with my DW. Lose final 10lbs and take up running again. Plan some hiking/camping trips. Language immersion. Start a few more house improvement projects, Take a breath, and relax more.
Goals for coming year - Work: Wrap projects up. Don't start anything new. Reduce workload further.