Check in with random thoughts

As I look back, my last post was on the 19th of August–exactly 18 years that I was at my previous job. I’m just ending my 14th week at the new job and I find that I don’t think about my old job much.

Overall the new job is going well. I turned in my goal targets for the year. These included committee work, expanded liaison work to previously unserved departments, workshops to design, and more. Pretty typical. Interestingly, in the last few minutes of the day, I got an email to be on my first search committee from our UL. So that will be added to the list as well. I’m going to have to find a way to efficiently track all of this.

In other areas, I’m finishing the slides for the zoo presentation that I will be partially giving next month. My goal is to get that done and turned in by Monday so it’s off my plate. That is just the tiny bit of gnat-like nuisance that is fluttering about my head. I have a whole list full of others. I’ll be taking some time this weekend to sort out and plan what I can, with the intent to create a clearing. I’ve either let too many things lapse or I’ve placed too much importance on the wrong things.

Based on all of this, I am going to spend the night relaxing, reading a little of a comfort book that I’ve read before, watching the rain come through.