Mission Accomplished
Yes, I’m back home. I can not wait to sleep in my own bed. That’s going to be like heaven. The last 2 nights I have "slept" on the couch in the downstairs level of the condo. The first night it was pretty dang hot. The AC unit had no freon (spelling?) in it. Last night, the neighboring condo stayed up swapping stories, laughing, swilling beer and keeping me awake most of the night. I figure I got maybe 7 hours of sleep between the two nights.
At the end of the last meeting today, we had to say one word that described how we felt regarding the board and our weekend. I used the word "connected". So, because of how I described the retreat I would say that is "Mission Accomplished". We had meetings all except for 2 hours of free time and the couple of hours we slept and we had a leadership team come in and do leadership training. Supposedly, I will know how to run a non-profit organization by the time all of my training is done. I must say that I really enjoy the learning aspect to all of this.
I’ve been nominated for a position with the International Junior League and if by some chance I am actually accepted I will get to fly to New York City (all expenses paid by them) quarterly. Woohoo. I think I’d really like that. I’m finally getting to the stage in my life where I feel okay regarding leaving my children with dh. I do know that yesterday, my little golden-haired boy was crying for his mommy and that broke my heart, but he did manage to make it okay without me. I only called home one time a day, too. That’s pretty darn good for me.
Anyways, I really enjoyed connecting with the other board members. I liked that I learned exactly what is required of me. I like it that I’m back home and going to play tennis on my "Marvelous Monday". Saying cheers and yells and chants over here for a pretty normal Marvelous Monday.
Sleep tight all. You’re going to hear me snore tonight when I pass out. Peace out.
