Over the past several weeks, I  joined millions who are reflecting on the last 12 months and the new year. For me, 2008 was a year of transition — in June, I left ZoomInfo and joined SailPoint as the director of PR and AR. The company is based in Austin, Texas, so I also became a full-time telecommuter.

The summer was a whirlwind of getting up to speed, getting a program in place and figuring out how to work from my home office. By September, I was falling into a routine and now I have a schedule in place that, I think, optimizes my productivity. And it’s amazing how much personal stuff I can get done during the 15 hours I no longer commute.

I definitely hit a few bumps with the transition and more than a few balls got dropped. I haven’t made it to nearly as many networking events, and I certainly haven’t been blogging. But overall it was a great year, and I’m excited for 2009.

Now that things have settled down, I’m clearing the dust off my blog, refreshing the design (with a lot of help from super designer Jeff Clark) and digging back in!