It has been a very long week and am thankful that I had today "off." Because it was a long work week and yesterday was an all day dance performance out of town, I had told the church choir director that I wouldn't be there today. I spent a lazy morning in bed, talked to my Mom and Dad on the phone, started to clean my apartment (still have lots more to do but I started), ran a few errands and am now taking some time to write.
Why was it such a long week you might ask? I had an intense meeting with my boss and some coworkers (followed up by a meeting between my boss, her assistant director and myself) and then the next day, one of the individuals involved in the meeting put in her two week notice. During the meeting, we had come up with a plan for the next month or so and all of that is getting tossed out the window based on her announcement. I think she expected me to have more of a reaction to her news but I responded that it is what it is and we'll make it work - beyond that, there wasn't much more for me to say. This upcoming week, we have the last two days of summer programming, roll into after school and have our reaccreditation process visit the next week (10th and 11th).
One of the things I'm definitely not looking forward to this upcoming week is my boss wants to give my staff the opportunity to come together and basically tell me everything that went wrong with summer programming. While I'm all for constructive criticism and learning from mistakes; what I'm not all for is the opportunity to be placed in front of what has the potential to be a firing squad and allowing the staff to open fire. When I was talking with Mom and Dad on the phone, they gave me some thoughts/options going into this firing squad so hopefully I'll remember it all in the heat of the moment.
Now that summer programming is over, I do have some things to look forward to in the next several months. In a few weeks, I get to go to a week-long out of state training and see a good friend of mine who I haven't had the opportunity to see in 5 years (life has taken us to different coasts). After that, my parents are taking a trip out here to see me (YAY!!) and then in December I have a three week vacation with family. I am definitely grateful to have some breaks in sight and that they involve friends and family (even if one of them is a work trip, we're going to have some opportunities for fun as well). With the amount of hours I put into work this summer (as well as my stress levels), I am looking forward to taking some time away from the building.
I know that I need to trust my staff to take care of things when I'm gone and I also need to get them to the point where they miss me. As of right now, they just expect me to always be there and be the one to take care of things. I think some of the staffing changes will assist in me feeling as if I can take some time off and time away from the building (even if it's just taking time out of the building to take a lunch break) but time will tell. Some of this is going to force me to change my way of thinking when it comes to work but that's not necessarily a bad thing. For me, I know that I need to change some things so I don't stress myself sick or to death.
Well, my dear readers, I am going to try and get a couple of things accomplished before the week ahead. Even though I have another busy week, I'm going to try my best to remember my sparkle and my muchness and not to lose "me" in the midst of everything else (something I've been feeling lately). Thank you for joining me again and I hope you have a muchness filled week! =)
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