Colliding Projects

The past couple of days have not gone so well because of this damn cold. I've had an on-and-off fever, and just generally feel crummy. I've also gotten my days mixed up. I thought today was Friday, but it's only Thursday. Actually, that's a good thing because...

last night I got an e-mail and phone call from one of my regular clients that had called me about a week ago to ask if I could help them with some Best and Final Offer (BAFO) questions. When they called initially, they weren't ready to send me anything, but said they would send the material in a few days. But it didn't come and I forgot about it because I became engrossed in the Army proposal. Lo and behold, last night and this morning, the pieces began arriving in my inbox. I am still up to my ears with the Army job, and now I have to figure out how to get both of these assignments done.

The Army proposal client was very pleased with the draft I sent them yesterday. But there is still a lot more to be done. I have to write some things, they have to write some things, and then it all has to be reviewed by several people at their end. I had a lengthy phone conversation with them this morning, and then they called me several times after that. Somehow, I also managed to get some time to read the material that the BAFO client sent. Once piece in particular had some problems, so I sent them back an e-mail with my comments and suggestions on how to improve it. Now I am waiting for them to call to discuss my comments and how we can deal with them. I would rather that they deal with them, but I know from past experience that they will want me to do it. And all of their material has to be finalized by tomorrow night, meaning that I will have to work tonight as well.

The Army proposal is due on Tuesday, meaning that it must be sent out by Fedex on Monday night. So I think that I can work on it early tomorrow morning, send them a revised draft, and still have time to work on the BAFO tomorrow. Then I will have Saturday and Sunday to clean up the loose ends on the Army thing. This should work, unless the BAFO people come up with a lot more for me to do. Hopefully, they won't and everything will work out.