Breathe March 26, 2008 ~ 3:44 pm
Posted by Julie in : Uncategorized , comments closedBoss still has the flu, I just got off the phone with her and she sounds terrible - it’s settled in her throat. She is going to try to make it in for our staff member’s memorial service tomorrow, and reminded me that it was only a month and a half ago that there was a memorial service for said staff member’s husband at the same funeral home (I was in Florida when that happened).
To that end, I have taken care of the staff member’s college obituary. I have cleaned out her desk. I have had someone contact her family so that they knew to contact HR about benefits. I have arranged that the two offices where staff member worked over the years will be closed tomorrow at 2 for the service, and informed the offices who will catch our overflow of the closings. I have almost coordinated transport for those in our offices who are going to the service. I have done everything that I had to do, all of the things that no one else was stepping up to do. And I am exhausted by it.
So tonight I am going to have some me time. A friend offered me a free ticket to see the musical Juno (in no way related to the movie of the same name) at City Center Encores tonight, and I am meeting her for dinner before that. I need some down time, and I am taking it. A deep breath before tomorrow is in order, and I am taking it.
Carpe diem, peeps. Life is just too damned short.
