An average day for me begins at 6 am (earlier than I am used to!) and ends around 8:30 pm. After waking up it is time to get right to work and make the long commute to work: upstairs. Living and working in the same building is so convenient but it also means that I need to remind myself to spend some time outdoors! Once upstairs the hard work begins. Research, forecasting, posting to the media, working in the museum, doing observations and helping with weather readings are all some of the many tasks that I do daily. There is never a dull minute. Once the work begins it persists at a steady pace throughout the day. The various tasks I do daily all require different skills. Taking weather observations and forecasting obviously requires meteorological skills, working in the museum requires people skills, publishing to the media requires writing skills and doing research requires organizational skills and attention to detail. Having to change up my work style throughout the day keeps things very interesting and keeps me on my toes. It also gives me the chance to figure out what I enjoy doing the most.