that didn't take long

these were the words that came to me as i was headed to the elevator at the completion of an 11 hour work day yesterday. three days back from the holiday break and i was already back to putting in long hours. it made me realize that this year is going to be a particularly busy one with the numerous projects and activities that we have going on.

sunday i head out for my first business trip of the year, spending a week in one of our regional offices. then it's back for an intense week of meetings with the national leadership of my function to discuss and further plan out the year's agenda.

i've often said that it's a good thing i love my job because there's so much of it. that was a statement that was made about a job that literally was probably about half the scope of responsibility that i will be gaining this year. i am going into one of those fun phases of life where you have to adjust and change because how you've always approached something is not going to work any more. and it's not just me that is going to have to learn new things but the people i've worked with and the new folks that will be reporting to me will all have to adjust our work approaches. 2014 is going to be a year full of a lot to learn and even more to get accomplished. people keep telling me that's exciting. i keep telling them to remind me of that as the year progresses.

there's a part of me that thinks it will be good to be busy with work as it will give me something productive in which to be engaged. there's another part that is concerned about how i go about building a life for myself outside of work when it feels like there's not going to be much left in terms of time and energy to devote to such an effort. so much to ponder and so much to deal with.

i sent s.r. a song this morning. i wasn't entirely sure why except i heard it and thought of him and that i needed to send it to him. i'm listening to it now. i may not be sure of why i sent it but i am sure that i'm going to need to listen to it and be reminded of the message contained within it quite a bit myself.

details in the fabric - jason mraz