In 12 hrs I had 14 mtgs, read 257 emails, responding to 89 of them and rescheduled 5 mtgs cancelled by others. I also produced 1 report and must finish & email another before midnight. I made calls to 2 people in London (former colleagues who were transferred there by the firm) to get insight and input on how their move impacted their families and about the British educational system. In addition to all that, I called my insurance agent, health/benefits Rep., company assigned financial advisor, mortgage co., and the Intl relocation team with lots of questions (and those were just the personal calls). These questions came up Sunday, after I read the 275 page book that’s given to potential international employees, so they can make informed decisions financial/benefits decisions when accepting an overseas position. The deadline to give my answer is 11/22, for a start date in London on 1/8/06. Tomorrow, I don’t have as many meetings, but I do have just as many phone calls and emails. Boy, am I looking forward to Friday! That’s when I hope to pick some bloggers brains about this IT offer. Hopefully they’ll help rather than confuse.
But enough about me, what do YOU think about me? LOL… Just kidding! What I really want to know is how YOUR weekend was, and how your week is shaping up?
Since the rest of this week will be demanding I will be share here interesting articles over the next few days which might interest and amuse you, until my life returns to normal (if in fact it ever does).
First up, are some great tips from the ProBlogger on How to Drive More Traffic To Your Site During The Holidays. Link sent to me by someone who thinks I should make money on my blog. What he doesn't know is that I blog to write, not to make money. If I had to worry about making money while I write I'd neither write nor would make money as the pressure overwhelming.
Next up, are some incredible poems and stories hosted at the by the Tarheel Tavern’s Blogging Poet. There’s something there for everyone, you just have to look. Here's was my favorite post of the round-up. [Hat tip to Ogre]
For those of you who want something a little ‘heavier’ to read, I give you John’s essay on the effects of feminism on literary study programs. I know exactly what he’s talking about, because I too was in the minority whenever I offered a balanced, contextual view of literature in my graduate classes.
Finally, a post from my blog-sis Tammi…. What she said!