Hello World

So here I am, trying to kill some time here at the end of the workday. Tomorrow is Friday, which would normally be cause for some sort of celebration or excitement since the weekend is almost upon us. Ha, not this week. You see, when you are paid on salary (and a paltry one at that), and half of the department has been cut in the last 9 months, it makes for plenty of extra work that yours truly has the privilege of trying to complete (emphasis on the trying). And naturally, since I cannot possibly complete the work of three people in a normal work week, I will be here on Saturday...in my tiny cubicle...by myself...trying in vain to get caught up. So why am I wasting my time writing this right now? That's a good question. I guess I should have introduced myself...

The name is Dewey and I am an account executive with a technology firm in sunny San Diego (since nobody in my company knows I am doing this, I would rather not be any more specific). I was approached recently by the sponsors of this Workplace Wellness Channel to contribute a regular blog post on Wellness.com. When they first asked me, I literally laughed in their face. You should see me, I am definitely not the picture of health (the flattering cartoon image is not far off). But I guess I am exactly what they were looking for. In exchange for my riveting insight on the cubicle lifestyle, they are going to help me improve my health and wellness (no small feat, let me tell you; should make my wife happy though). So, this should be quite interesting.

Check back periodically to see what I am up to. I will try to share many of the things I learn on my “path to wellness” as they say. I'll let you know what works for me and what doesn't, what I like and what I despise, and along the way I will share some of the sad (and often gut-busting) stories that can only come out of an office filled with cubicles and the cubicle-rats that occupy them.

I smell food, gotta go! Until next time...

P.S. - Follow me on Twitter for more insight into my exciting life @deweydoeswell.