Shout Out: A Day in the Life Sunday

I took a few days away from my regularly scheduled programming at the office to attend the Federal Workplace Conference and Expo. 

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The Federal Workplace Conference is becoming one of my favorite federal conferences. The topics are relevant, the presenters experts and session after session, the labor relations/employee relations ​monster in me was satisfied with expert opinions and current case law updates. 

Knowing that technical expertise alone is not going to get us to where we need to go in facing the challenges of declining budgets, increasing workloads, an aging workforce and outdated or inadequate human resources systems and policies*, a human capital management (HCM) track was added to the sessions. I had the opportunity to work with Dan Gephart​, Editorial Director, LRP Publications/ cyberFEDS® in developing the HCM track.

As a speaker and attendee, I can say that the planning and execution of this conference was first class. I'd like to thank Dan, his team and LRP Publications for producing the event and for the opportunity to participate.

* Bracing for Change: Chief human capital officers rethink business as usual

You're Gonna Miss This: A Day in the Life Sunday

When it comes to travel, I am all-talk and little action these days.

Living in Germany, it was nothing for a friend to call on Friday and we'd be pottery shopping in Sofflenheim on Saturday or in Luxembourg eating dinner that night. Craving pasta? Road trip to Lago di Garda. Spa need? Baden-Baden

I was single then and I left an empty apartment each time I backed out of my garage. Today, I leave my family. I am the first to jump in and say, "Yes" when a trip is being planned but am often the one who doesn't follow through.

A song I heard this morning resonated with me and I wanted to share it with you today.

My daughter went from 0 - 12 in the blink of an eye and in 6 short years, she'll be on her own. The best is yet to come and I don't want to miss any of it.

​Click through for Trace Adkins, You're Gonna Miss This

Does this mean no more travel? Heck no, it means I'll continue to balance my time away from my family with time away with my family and make the most of it all.

Whether you are Easter egg hunting, hiking, cleaning or just being - enjoy the time you are spending with the ones you are with.​