"Are you aware that you didn't do a blog post last week?"
Yes. Yes, I am.
"Are you aware that you also didn't do one the week before last?"
Uh... I got out of the habit?
My sincerest apologies. Truly. I can't even give you a good excuse. A mediocre one, maybe. But considering I was actually in the office alone for the majority of the week before last, and then mostly alone last week, I really should have had better time management and cranked something out.
Alas.
Here's my mediocre excuse: during the time I usually write a blog post, I was actually training our new production specialist. So there's that.
Seriously, though. Time management.
I am actually trying. We're ramping up into the crazy season at OMS. Summer is always people people people, and while I may not have a lot to do with everyone coming in, I do interact with the regular HQ folks who are now distracted by all of the interns and field missionaries and new missionary candidates. It's a delicate balance. I want to be respectful of their responsibilities, but I also want to give them a chance to breathe for a bit.
Two weeks ago, of course, was the CMF seminar. That's why I was the only one in the office most of the week. All of our church multiplication facilitators come to Greenwood to learn about new methods and give reports and have a nice time of fellowship. I did hang out there a bit, but it was mostly good to get some solid quiet time to crank out booklets.
So, the big story lately is my new production specialist. Her name is Trista, and yes, we roomed together in college. I think it helps that we know each other pretty well. She's used to me being a bit scatter-brained, and I know she can handle what I throw at her. I'm trying not to throw too much at once, but I think by now you know that this process is a behemoth. It's so interconnected and dependent on every part of the process going smoothly. It's hard to know where to start sometimes. But we're making good progress.
I'm also still being trained myself. T&M is a bit like an onion. There are always more layers to it, and while I've gotten close to the core, there are always more things to learn. Veronica and I have been working on how to actually create a project mostly from scratch. It's incredibly technical, so I won't try to explain (unless you ask), but I find it very interesting, and I think it is giving me a more rounded view of T&M. Just don't ask me to create a right-to-left language yet.
Meanwhile, I'm also managing the rest of the team and trying to figure out which projects are priority. Plus, I've personally worked on Japanese, Hindi, and Haitian Creole in the last few weeks, AND I'm trying to get the last six groups of Hakha Chin published. Still. Plus, we had our campus work day on Tuesday. I cleaned out some super gross fridges, sanitized door handles, and steam-cleaned the floor in the fellowship hall. (Long-time readers might remember my history with that floor. No bruises this time.) Then on Wednesday, I got to sing in chapel again. We did a fun new song that I will link to below.
Not slacking, then, obviously. I just don't have a new routine down, yet. But I hope this post gives you some hope that I haven't abandoned you, nor do I intend to.
I love you 3000.
You can see the clean strip in the middle. I switched sides on the steamer cloth about halfway through. The floor was gross.
Yes. Yes, I am.
"Are you aware that you also didn't do one the week before last?"
Uh... I got out of the habit?
My sincerest apologies. Truly. I can't even give you a good excuse. A mediocre one, maybe. But considering I was actually in the office alone for the majority of the week before last, and then mostly alone last week, I really should have had better time management and cranked something out.
Alas.
Here's my mediocre excuse: during the time I usually write a blog post, I was actually training our new production specialist. So there's that.
Seriously, though. Time management.
I am actually trying. We're ramping up into the crazy season at OMS. Summer is always people people people, and while I may not have a lot to do with everyone coming in, I do interact with the regular HQ folks who are now distracted by all of the interns and field missionaries and new missionary candidates. It's a delicate balance. I want to be respectful of their responsibilities, but I also want to give them a chance to breathe for a bit.
Two weeks ago, of course, was the CMF seminar. That's why I was the only one in the office most of the week. All of our church multiplication facilitators come to Greenwood to learn about new methods and give reports and have a nice time of fellowship. I did hang out there a bit, but it was mostly good to get some solid quiet time to crank out booklets.
So, the big story lately is my new production specialist. Her name is Trista, and yes, we roomed together in college. I think it helps that we know each other pretty well. She's used to me being a bit scatter-brained, and I know she can handle what I throw at her. I'm trying not to throw too much at once, but I think by now you know that this process is a behemoth. It's so interconnected and dependent on every part of the process going smoothly. It's hard to know where to start sometimes. But we're making good progress.
I'm also still being trained myself. T&M is a bit like an onion. There are always more layers to it, and while I've gotten close to the core, there are always more things to learn. Veronica and I have been working on how to actually create a project mostly from scratch. It's incredibly technical, so I won't try to explain (unless you ask), but I find it very interesting, and I think it is giving me a more rounded view of T&M. Just don't ask me to create a right-to-left language yet.
Meanwhile, I'm also managing the rest of the team and trying to figure out which projects are priority. Plus, I've personally worked on Japanese, Hindi, and Haitian Creole in the last few weeks, AND I'm trying to get the last six groups of Hakha Chin published. Still. Plus, we had our campus work day on Tuesday. I cleaned out some super gross fridges, sanitized door handles, and steam-cleaned the floor in the fellowship hall. (Long-time readers might remember my history with that floor. No bruises this time.) Then on Wednesday, I got to sing in chapel again. We did a fun new song that I will link to below.
Not slacking, then, obviously. I just don't have a new routine down, yet. But I hope this post gives you some hope that I haven't abandoned you, nor do I intend to.
I love you 3000.
This turkey had been in the freezer for waaaaay too long. Bon voyage.
That's Hannah in the picture with me. She's one of our new admin assistants in T&M.
You can see the clean strip in the middle. I switched sides on the steamer cloth about halfway through. The floor was gross.
As promised, the song:
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