What a week
What an incredible stressful (albiet good) week at work. Yesterday, the Mayor came to the Center to give a pedestrian safety lesson to the kids with several police officers. Of course, this day would be the one that two of our staff have off for previous vacation days.
So, I was the #1 ranked staff in the building. Local press was everywhere and some of the presenters were a bit demanding. But, the day camp kids had a lot fun and loved meeting the Mayor and being on TV.
I then had a few meetings in the afternoon that were a chore. I came home with a stress headache on Wednesday and Thursday. I know when I get to that point, that I am not in a good place.
Thankfully, today is quite peaceful and I am getting all these little tasks finished. I am also receiving a lot of kudos from management on how I handled a special project last week. It's wonderful to receive, but I still laugh sometimes that people are so impressed with the fact I am organized, motivated, and reasonably intelligent. Is our department in such dire straits that these three simple things are considered impressive? Eeee gads.
I think I have decided that I want to run for City Council in my early 30s. What the reality of this goal might entail, I am not entirely sure. But, I am going to start doing my research on it and begin following the Council much closer than I have in the past. While I generally have an aversion to the thought of being a politician, I see being on City Council as having some real impact and decision making power, instead of being a talking head. That view might change as I gather more information.
So, I was the #1 ranked staff in the building. Local press was everywhere and some of the presenters were a bit demanding. But, the day camp kids had a lot fun and loved meeting the Mayor and being on TV.
I then had a few meetings in the afternoon that were a chore. I came home with a stress headache on Wednesday and Thursday. I know when I get to that point, that I am not in a good place.
Thankfully, today is quite peaceful and I am getting all these little tasks finished. I am also receiving a lot of kudos from management on how I handled a special project last week. It's wonderful to receive, but I still laugh sometimes that people are so impressed with the fact I am organized, motivated, and reasonably intelligent. Is our department in such dire straits that these three simple things are considered impressive? Eeee gads.
I think I have decided that I want to run for City Council in my early 30s. What the reality of this goal might entail, I am not entirely sure. But, I am going to start doing my research on it and begin following the Council much closer than I have in the past. While I generally have an aversion to the thought of being a politician, I see being on City Council as having some real impact and decision making power, instead of being a talking head. That view might change as I gather more information.