Today was a monster. It started with a 7:15 breakfast meeting with two guys whose company has just bought a company member of an association I manage. They were fishing for information. After bidding them adieu at 8:30, I went to my office to cram 18 hours of preparatory work for a client conference into a shorter timeframe. Those efforts were interrupted by requirements for me to create and distribute blast emails to the members of three client associations...the absence of an administrative staff person has tripled my workload in some respects. But, I got most of it done, so when I left at 7:30 this evening, I was reasonably close to prepared...but I had to come load databases onto my notebook computer, which I'll need at the meeting in Austin.
Of course, as with all out-of-town client events, I have to scramble to wash shirts, pack my suitcase, charge my cell phone, and get my notebook computer prepped. I've probably forgotten something.
I did conduct two interviews today and hired someone, finally. She starts tomorrow. She will be filling an administrative role, but has some nice credentials, which I have yet to check, along with criminal history. A degree in sociology, followed by a Master in Public Administration. She's a very well-spoken woman, probably in her late twenties or early thirties. She is African American and recently moved to Dallas to assist relatives who had lived in New Orleans, but lost everything...she is helping them get back on their feet. I do hope she works out; she tanked the grammar test, but she speaks very articulately and is well-educated...I hope it was just test anxiety.
I'm off tomorrow morning at 6:30 for a drive to Austin. May or may not have internet access, depending on whether my brand new wireless internet card works. The hotel has no wired access.
So, off to bed soon. I may blog while I am away, maybe not.
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