Oh no, I did that thing again where I schedule too many things at once and wonder why I feel so exhausted…
Ok, ok, it’s not all bad. When this post hits your inbox the morning of Wednesday, July 23rd, I will be driving home from a training intensive with the current institutional accreditor for the college I work at. Tomorrow, I will be catching a 6am flight to Michigan for vacation and a family reunion. I come back on the 29th and immediately go into problem-solving mode for a big accreditation writing deadline on August 1st. There will most likely be no post next week because of this1.
Much like the great Annapolis-Tampa-Las Vegas turnaround of 2023, I knew what I was getting myself into ahead of time. I saw it coming. I could have said no to something, but I chose not to because I say no to experiences quite a bit for the sake of my mental load.
I should have taken this training years ago, and now that I’m THE accreditation leader at my institution it was a non-negotiable (especially because it was held in-state and easy to get to). I’m also very excited to spend time with my extended family as one of the few that live away from Michigan and the general Rust Belt area. I wouldn’t have missed this unless I had no other choice.
I make time for the things that matter, and this trip here? This is something that matters the world to me.
I’ll see you in two weeks for a July favorites post, and then we’re back in full swing come August.
I am giving myself an opening to write while I am on vacation (because there will be downtime), but I am not forcing myself to adhere to some kind of self-imposed deadline. Balance, y’all…