I always struggle before writing the first few words of whatever type of reflective writing I'm about to embark upon. Part of me wants to create some kind of opening to my life that will awe and inspire its readers to profundity, the other part doesn't want to get carried away in pretense. So this is just going to be me, with an uninspiring life update.
Like, Jennifer, I too am so glad to be encroaching upon the fall. There's something about the air and the ambiance that emminates repose and makes me want to breathe deeply. I hope that with our upcoming trips to Michigan to celebrate little Elinore that I get to experience the rest that nature is calling for.
Things at work started off with a bang, and have gone a little off-course this week with a serious of other bangs. The director, to whom I am the assistant, resigned rather suddenly on Monday, and left us scrambling around to continue the flow of the center while tying off loose ends. Unfortunately, still not even knowing all of the different policies and procedures and being the only one consistently in Naperville this week, has not made me feel really cool and confident. I feel a little bit like all these balls are up in the air-- I wasn't the one who threw them, I don't even know how many there are or how big they are, but they're coming down and I'm scrambling around underneath trying to catch them and feebly throw them back up. Headquarters has put together a team of experienced people who will support me in running the center and continue my training while they go through the process of hiring another director, but in the meantime, I have someone different with me every other day. The continuity is lacking, and I don't want to be responsible anymore!
Apart from that, I've been feeling kind of lonely lately. I'm still on the lookout for kindred spirits, but in the meantime it's hard. All my college friends are together in Austin which is sort of like a double injury-- they're far from me, AND they're all together. How do you make friends after college? I have yet to figure that out.
Hoping for a lovely fall, despite the predictions, and looking forward to patting Jen's belly--
Caitlyn
1 comment:
Is this the director that Kev and I just met?? What happened? I'm sure you're doing a great job managing even if you are feeling horrendously overwhelmed. Just take a deep breath and act confident. It's a good thing we moved the shower to Sunday! You probably wouldn't have been able to take Saturday off with this going on!
Can't wait to see you Sat/Sunday! My belly is waiting to be patted.
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