Meeting Day

Summer must be over. I suddenly find myself facing one of those days when I have wall to wall meetings all day long. That's what happens when you have been away and now you need to pick up all the pencils again. All the projects need to get back on track and the new ones must be defined. I have been putting in killer days opening the library at 7:30 am and working the late shift, getting home around 9:30 at night.

After all, people filled in for me while I was away, so I don't mind doing the same for them as they experience some emergencies. And this has been a summer filled with family change. Just about everyone has had a family member going through some sort of transition that they are helping during. Moms who broke a bone and are in the hospital, Moms who have Alzheimer's and need reevaluation. Moms who are sick and then pass away. Tough summer.

But today, all that is set aside as I go from one meeting to another. Its good to be making progress, to be seeing work move forward, to be collaborating with colleagues on the hard stuff. But I wonder as the day wears on if this is any indication of the pace for fall semester. If we are beginning now, where will we end up? No time to speculate. I have another meeting.