Day 351: Botched

I have no sage advise to give today. Maybe I don't have any sage advise to give at all but on some days more than others I feel I am making progress and coming to realizations about the art of living well. Today was a big mixture of emotions and priorities, commitments and opportunities. My husband is out of town so all of the household duties fall on me. This involves feeding two dogs and three cats starting at sunrise. My youngest was back to school after a hectic spring break and my oldest was back to northern California. Then I was off to work a couple of hours late. I had scheduled a lunch with one of our alums, a student who had worked for me for five years as an undergraduate and masters level student. He is now a medical doctor. This is one of the best things about being part of an academic community. It takes time, but eventually you get to see people blossom.

In my excitement to see him again, I scheduled lunch at the same time I had a standing meeting with the Dean. The Dean was good enough to reschedule our meeting. I had already skipped breakfast and lunch out was way more food than I wanted to eat but I was really hungry because I didnt' eat breakfast. When I got back to the office I met with the Dean and then had a unscheduled staff meeting that I called because I felt like I was out of touch and needed to regroup. I don't understand how people can take off more than a day or two of work. Its really kind of stressful for me not to be at work. That's sad isn't it?

When I returned to my office our web master Trevor Nelson had left me a container of spare ribs that he had slow smoked on the weekend. Yes, I ate them. All of them. They were delicious and then I skipped dinner. So not the right way to eat. I know better. I realize there is a pattern between friends and family, and food.