as an exercise in attempting to eloquently explain my busy mind, a while ago decided to make a list of the various roles i was expected to fill on a daily basis. between work, school, home, and socialization, i found out i have quite an extensive selection of hats to wear.

looking back, this doesn’t have to be an exercise of sound and fury. you can transform it into a tool for understanding where and how your attention is divided. i don’t recommend trying to be two things at once; but rather, even if you’re required to switch focus from task to task to disparate task, put your whole self into it. wear your hat. and when it’s time - switch to another hat.

my hat rack currently includes:

• husband
• (pet) father
• web designer
• web UI developer
• web backend developer (php/mysql)
• system administrator
• writer (blogger)
• student (BA degree)
• student (new web technologies)
• handyman
• in the new england winter, shoveler*

what’s on your hat rack?

* i shovel well. i shovel very well.