March 23, 2011
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Wooo down boy…
I am a part of one very large community service organization. I love it. But what I don’t enjoy are the weeks where it is meeting after meeting after meeting. This is typical in the springtime as we are preparing for the upcoming year. The upcoming year starts July 1 and we are in our big push.
So I spent all Saturday and most of Sunday in training. It was fantastic however the only “down time” I got this weekend was my rust to get laundry and other house chores done before a quick meal with my honey before he had to travel this week.
Then Monday I had our regular meeting and Monday night our board meeting. Today we have a half day long range planning committee meeting.
Again, I love this group but for the next two years I have to remember to be patient. It is finally springtime and I want to walk my dogs more and spend time working in the back yard but I need to be inside, planning.
WOOOO DOWN BOY, love you all but I need a break!
The flip side of this equation is how proud I am of our group. We have a large group and it is well managed. The team is competent, values long range planning and we accomplish A LOT.
I think I just need my incredibly long overdue vacation. I am headed to San Diego in a few weeks and I am desperate for down time. One of the problems that I have been trying to solve at work for two years has reared its ugly head and I am spending all my work time on it and my free time in meetings. I haven’t had a REAL vacation in over a year. Last year my “vacations” were tagging along with Mark to some of his places for three days or so. This is a very nice option but not what I want. This is 3.5 days with Mark and 5 days of me taking a lead primary series with THE Ashtanga guru in a beautiful sunny beach location. Classes are about two hours a day. The rest is DOWN TIME. AAAAAhhhhhhhhh I love the sound of that. DOWN TIME. My lofty goals will be to walk around, take photos, get a massage, take a nap, perhaps get a pedicure, read, knit. Down time.
I’m so close to burning out of everything. Down time can’t come soon enough!
