While I was visiting Mom, my colleague's mom passed away. She too had to fly out, a sadder occasion for her. The poor people left behind were stuck with double, nay, triple duty. Not only their own shifts, but mine and more. A big thank you to everyone for their gracious support.
Now that I am back, I take as many extra desk hours as I can to give them a break. I can catch up with the hundreds of emails and duties from the desk almost as well as from the comfort of my office thanks to the miracles of remote desktop.
It is rather an avalanche not just at work, but at home getting back on an even keel. The complicating factor is that 70 page dissertation due 3 weeks before my recital. The due date is creeping up on me. I had hoped that while I was with Mom, I could work on it in the evening and whenever she napped. That didn't happen as Mom rarely dozes for more than a minute or two, and wakes every hour throughout the night.
Even though I was just sitting with her, by the day's end I was too tired to think straight. So I did nothing on the dissertation while I was away. But God knows what I have to do, and it will not be the end of the world if I don't meet the deadline. Even not a big deal if I have to repeat stuff or don't graduate. The important thing is being there for Mom.
How amazed I am that somehow everything gets taken care of, almost without effort, and I do find time to work on my dissertation. God makes my schedule fit the needs if I take care of what I know is needed. I am almost back to normal already. And very grateful for His guidance and provision.
Now if I can just tackle the mountain of laundry, it will all be good.
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