A Wummin's Work

I try never to mention my job in my blog as it seems to be the only area of my life work has yet to consume. I live on-site and every conversation I have is about my job. I work with Randy and socialize with work people, read books for work and put in hours that would put Dickens to shame. Today I realised that it has been two weeks since I have written anything and can feel the temperature change today with my windows and doors wide open which can only mean the start of my "busy" season. I am off today but had 19 work phone calls by 8.30am and solved four separate crisis events by noon. So I started to think about what has been going on since my last post. I have been to Europe (mostly for work but also for a little spoiling by my mum) all over the ti-state area (for work) and to the annual conference (to learn things for work.) I could write for days about the negative things about work but I did read somewhere recently that if you don't like what you do and refuse to change it then the only sensible thing to do is practice loving it each day. In that spirit here are some of the highlights of the past two weeks.

• Realising that after not seeing some kids for a year I can pick up exactly where I left off and relate to them immediately. Also that I get to have them back again in the summer.
• Meeting up with some old (work) friends in Europe who have such great memories of this place and also seeing that there is life after.
• Being motivated to work harder by the other people in my profession at the conference. They might be all Birkenstocks and backpacks but they can also be inspiring.
• Hearing Lisa Loeb sing Stay live at the conference...strange connection I know but totally awesome all the same.
• Michael Brandwein's new book Training Terrific Staff Volume two. Yes Roomdog I am in possession of a copy and it is genius as usual.

An old Scot's saying goes "A Wummin's work is never done" which really means that women do everything and keep it all together. This afternoon I dedicate to getting the house work and laundry in order so that maybe, just maybe I will have some time to chill and this "wummin's work" will be done for a while. I also read that if you are what you do, then who are you when you don't . I'm still working on the answer to that one but when I do the answer just might be in my blog which I will try to keep a work free zone.