Writing in Third Person

I just finished my first self-assessment, which covers my first six months of work. While my actual six month period doesn't end until late next month, I have to turn it in for review so tjat they can discuss it at the Performance Review Group meeting for me. I haven't had to write much in third person before and it felt weird. My DPM (we like acronyms for everything, it stands for something like Director of Performance Management) advised that I should be "shamelessly complimentary" of myself in the write-up. So I did just that. I was able to get some feedback on my write-up from the senior staff on my job and they were pleased with how it turned out. I am not as stressed about the whole review process as I thought I would be. I am actually looking forward to it (though writing the self-assessment is my only role in the process). Once I send off the self-assessment I don't have to think about the whole thing again until May 12th when they will meet to review my self-assessment and the comments of my DPM. 

In other news, I have been involved with the International Fellowship Program at GAO. Folks from around the world that work for agencies similar to GAO come and take classes. GAO is widely regarded as the gold standard for such an agency. It has been fun meeting and getting to know the different Fellows. They come with a wide range of experience but they all seem to be enjoying their time here. GAO sets up a lot of different things for them to do throughout the week and especially on the weekends. Last weekend I helped organize a photo scavenger hunt, so they would have pictures of different places that they visited while in Washington D.C. It was a lot of fun. 

The weather keeps getting nicer around here. Which I appreciate. However, my coworkers are already saying how hot and muggy it will be this summer... I have never lived in a place with hot, muggy summers. I am thinking I am going to be a total wimp about it.