Back to Work

Monday. After a holiday and a break. I expect it will be busy, but the parking lot is half empty. Perhaps students have delayed returning, unwilling to give up their relaxation time - or not eager to jump back into assignments and paperwriting. Several staff are still out, some not feeling well, others not back yet.

I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop, but the morning is quiet. I get a few questions at the reference desk, nothing earth shattering. I catch up with email, always a task needing attention.

I change the liturgical decor in my office since I was not there the Wednesday before Thanksgiving when we normally make that change. I like my tapestry of the annunciation and my nativity snow globe. Next week I will move to the actual nativity tapestry too, but I don't want to miss the importance of Mary's acquiescence even though that was some nine months ago.

And so the day unwinds, slowly and lethargically like honey that refuses to come out of the bottle. I kind of like easing back into things gently. A nice relief from the usual jolt.