It's never a good sign when you have to wake up at 3am on New Year's Day and work two jobs before the sun comes up, but crazy end of the year issues meant I needed to swing by the hotel before heading out to do my early AM report. Needless to say, one logistical disaster followed another.

Computer authorization issues meant my night auditor wasn't ready for me to do my thing when I got there, so I had to sort that out first. Then we had to get the rest of her work done before I could finish what I needed to do, so by the time I drove out to the village I was already running late.

I was running late without my work keys. They were locked inside the building because I accidentally left them there yesterday. Unfortunately, I didn't remember this until I was standing in the bitter cold, outside the front door. Typically, at 6am, I'm the only one around for at least an hour or so, but it's even more deserted on a Saturday that also happens to be a holiday (that also happens to be the day after everyone stays up late and celebrates a little too overzealously). So there I was, in zero degree weather, sitting in my car calling every coworker whose number was in my cell phone and leaving voicemail messages. I finally found someone who was around, and she saved me by letting me use the computer in her offfice, in a totally different building that thankfully had access to everything I needed.

Whew! No wonder I needed a nap when I got home. Hopefully the rest of the year will go a little bit smoother than the first 12 hours of 2011.