I am off to Cleveland again this morning. Though I am dreading the 6 hour drive I am very much looking forward to spending time with "my girls". We are very fortunate that we have some good people in our group and specifically, that the girls at IU East and IU Northwest and I (IU Southeast) really like one another and enjoy spending our limited time together. I can't imagine how tough it would be if we didn't get along. We all have to drive in a day early due to the length of the drive. I will leave here in about an hour, get there around 3 (which is check-in time) and have time to take a nap before the girls get in around 6. Two of us room together and so I will know when they get in and we will meet up, go to dinner and catch up before we start the meeting in the morning with the rest of the region. We will do meetings all day and evening tomorrow and all day Thursday and then make the long drive home. I am grateful that I get to see the girls and we do this together since we are too far apart to spend regular time together.
By the time I get home my back (and possibly hips) will HATE me- but I will have the weekend to lay on the couch and recover. My DDD and RA aren't crazy about turn-around trips but when I go to Tennessee I can rest in-between, When we have our meetings it's essentially "Forced Family Fun" from 7am to 10 or 11pm every day. We are in chairs all day, then spend dinner and the evening together. This time it's a team-building exercise. Fortunately, when I make it home I will have a puppy waiting for me who will snuggle up and love on me as long as I need. Unfortunately, I won't see the husband until Friday because he will be at work by the time I get home. It's a trade off I will take because he is really liking working for Lowes. I am grateful for King Pup. He makes me look forward to coming home and makes my recovery a bit more palpable.
In terms of my work- my second Summer session started yesterday. That means that in a week or so we will rope off that section and offer counter service only while we prepare for Fall. This summer is FLYING by in terms of prep-time, I need to look at my calendar and figure out when I will devote a weekend to walking, shifting and re-setting my shelves. I have done very well (if I do say so myself) in letting go of much of my textbook duties and giving them to my Assistant, even though they are my wheel-house, my comfort zone, my "baby" so to speak. As it's my first big season without having control- I have to do a walk-through and adjustment. I can't just assume all is well because I am the one who will have to be the one who answers for any issues in the end. Such is the fun of being "the boss." I am grateful that I am free to rearrange my schedule so that I can do big tasks like this when we are closed and at my own pace.
Well, I must finish subtly packing. Auggie loses it when he realizes I am leaving and so I have to pack bit-by bit. The suitcase is closed, I am just finishing my backpack. I just have to let my work iPad charge as much as I can before heading out. Then, I will convince the dog he needs to go outside (Bunny chasing perhaps?) and take the luggage out the front door. At the moment he is snoozing at my feet under my desk, so this may be tough.
Have a lovely, lovely week!
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