Wednesday... Harumpf day

Today was a half day for kids. Those days typically feel rushed as you try to cram everything you need to do with your kids into 3.5 hours instead of 7.5 hours. Once the kids leave, the afternoon is filled with professional development activities. I was looking forward to some real collaborative time, maybe even some time to get caught up on all those piles on my desk. That's when I read the dreaded email.... "AGENDA." Crapadoodle... I have a meeting to attend. Mind you, I don't usually mind meetings. I am of the opinion that 99.9% of the time, I can learn something new; even when I have studied the subject extensively. Can I just say today was the .10%? I don't know if I was just in a bad mood to begin with or what but today was not the day for a meeting about nothing. As we sat and talked about my coworkers kids, my mind drifted to all the other slightly more productive tasks I could be about: a colonoscopy, a root canal, giving birth, oh yeah WORK!. I could just see my desk piles multiplying, threatening to crush my desk under their weight. Aargh!! At least I wasn't alone and I must admit the conversation was pleasant although it rarely drifted to anything work related. As I grew more impatient to leave, kicking myself for not taking a half-day sick leave, relief finally came. "The time is now yours." Thank You! Gathering my unopened book and unused pen, I scampered off to my "real" work. Only two hours wasted. So... the moral of the story? Next time, don't second guess yourself when you want to take a sick day.