Day 3 - 167 -- Running

Wednesday has been filled with running around from one place to the next. Home to office to physio to home to meeting to office and finally home for the evening. Luckily it was a cooler day with just a bit of drizzle -- until right now when there is actual rain blowing against the house in fits and starts. The cooler temperatures made the racing from one locale to another more bearable since I didn't overheat in the process <smile>. Several tasks were moved forward, some new ones begun and a couple of existing ones completed today. So, it was a reasonable day overall.

Busy schedules that mean moving around town rather than just around campus or around the building can be trying. Changing focus from one topic to the next requires a person to be on their toes. This type of day means running at full bore for each new event, often resulting in less down time to recharge between activities. Adrenaline plays a key role in ensuring you stay bright and energized enough to tackle each task as if it were the first. The occasional day like this is fine, but I don't thrive on such hectic schedules. I have friends and colleagues who put their days together to ensure this constant running from one item to the next -- they work best that way. I can do several things at once and can do several things throughout the day, but having some time between each new command performance is paramount for me to function in top form. I prefer having a full or even half day when I can focus on one larger task and just immerse myself in that, seeing major movement with that single project. Both days end in a type of fatigue -- today it is more a physical tiredness and the other days are more mental fatigue.

The selection for today came to mind as I was changing venues repeatedly. It is a great doo-wop style song. enjoy!

Runaround Sue -- Dion