Things are looking up.

It has been a time since I last said that. And boy, it sure does feel good to be able to say it again. Yesterday after work I came home to find one of my housemates cleaning and tidying up the back’place’ (I still refrain from calling it a backyard / garden…) I offered a helping hand and well, it really made a difference when we finished. The ground is nearly even (instead of the previous potholes) and the garbage-bins are now where they are supposed to be. We also picked up some of the trash and put that in the bins. So it’s really cleaned up now.

Asides that I also cleaned the bathroomfloor again (it’s my duty this week to clean the bathroom) and the sink. I plan to do some more cleaning this weekend on the bathroom, and hopefully clean it up real nicely. I also noticed the toilet downstairs had been cleaned as well. So the cleaning schedule is starting to work Well, I had to make another change on it, as another one of the housemates has decided to chip in and help out. So today I drafted out a new one and distributed it to everyone, and posted 2 copies on the walls on the ground and 1st floor. I have also posted a copy of the garbage-collection-calendar next to it. I also ironed the last bit of my laundry and did some general cleaning in my room. Today I did some grocery-shopping, vacuumed and dusted my room and did another batch of my laundry.

So all in all you can say I’ve been keeping busy

Additionally, I plan to arrange another garbage-collection to be arranged in another 2 weeks to pickup any leftover material that might pop up over the next 2 weeks. After that, we should be set.

In work-related news; I have been given the go-ahead to implement BES Express on the SBS-server for one of our customers. Even though I still have my reservations, I am confident that I can solve any issues if they should arise and that this complete solution will turn out to be pretty sweet

We already have an order for a similar solution (excluding the Blackberry material however) for another customer, so it seems it’s catching on

I also recently hooked my 2nd monitor back on my notebook at work. It really increases your productivity to have 2 monitors. I know that some of you might think that using a bigger monitor would be equally beneficial, but based on several years of experience using dual-monitor setups I can vouch for the dual-monitor solution. It just works so much better!

As soon as I have arranged everything surrounding my drivers-license (the theory part at least) I hope to pick up my study on a few items. I am still doubting if I should go for MCDST (which is going to cost money…) or to continue the CCNA (which is already paid for but will take considerably longer then the MCDST-certification) Maybe I should just take the exam for MCDST (both of them) and get it over with. I should be able to pass it with ease. Especially since I have done several preparation-tests and read the book covering it from front to end, and passed all the Sybex Testengine’s test could throw at me

Much to ponder at this time. So little time. Well, I am off. Take care all!