this has been the longest week...

I woke up this morning thinking it was Friday.  Two seconds later I wanted to bury my head under my pillow and go back to sleep!

There hasn't been a lot of that lately.  Feels like I haven't had a decent 8 hours' sleep, as my niece would put it, FOR AGES! And if you know me, you'd know that I love me some sleep!  Hehe. If I don't get enough I can't function properly and I get cranky REAL easily.  A morning person, I am NOT.

I feel like I'm running on a car battery that has been jump-started too many times and needed replacement ten years ago.  Ok, so car batteries don't last that long, but you get the picture :p

This week has been one long meeting after another.  Between that and trying to finalise our audit reports and everything else that seem to come up every two minutes, it's a wonder I haven't moved into the office permanently.  Our friendly neighbourhood rats, which co-inhabit our old office "fale" might have something to do with that :/

Last week I finally heard back about a training award I had applied for last year - nothing extensive just a month long attachment.  However I applied for it when I was in a different position at a different organisation. Now that they've finally come back and said I got it, I can no longer afford to be away from work for that long.  At least not without getting permission from 7 Board members who may or may not appreciate my need for capacity building and trust that the world will not come crumbling down while I'm away for 4 weeks. And time is of the essence.  If I don't get back with a firm "yes" to the donor by tomorrow they will cancel my award :(

Is it absolutely necessary that I go? No. Is the training still relevant to my current job? Maybe. Do I really really WANT to go? Hell yeah! LOL.   So there's the dilemma. What if my Board comes back and says NO? I guess I'll live, but damn it I worked hard to get that award, I should be able to go!

Of course it has absolutely nothing to do with my last entry about wanting to get out of here for a little bit...no, of course not! ;)

Anyway, more on that later.

While the meetings have been long, they have been fruitful and I can finally see some of these things getting done and getting done fast :) Great opportunities on the horizon for the industry and a few more for our members.  The lack of sleep has been worth it then, although I am looking forward to going into hibernation with a huge DO NOT DISTURB (OR ELSE!) sign this weekend :)

One more day to go...Lord, give me strength. Or several shots of caffeine.