working on the holidays

so far i've worked every day of these holidays as if they were not holidays in part because i gave all of my key managers two weeks off and in part because i want to set a tone for the staff and demonstrate by being there that i am there to take care of things... and today was no different as i filled in for all of my managers and directors and still made time to visit with the clients and the staff cuz that is what a good administrator does... tiring, but the payoff comes in loyalty and dedication from the staff which turns into better care for the clients which is my primary mission... still, i will be most please to see my directors and managers back on the job...

pushing the mind and body is nothing new for me, though this is another stage (and another age) of life that brings with it new challenges for the body and mind... the eyes tired more easily so 14 hour days are not as simple to simply continue doing and the body recovers more slowly so the long days for weeks on end drain the energy stores and after three months with the biggest drain coming in the past two weeks (and another week ahead), the time for recharging fast approaches...

a fine way to close our another year on the standard calendar... doing what i love (and so much of it, i am good tired)...

hope you are doing what you love too :)