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Number 4

I was training Tuesday and Wednesday and yesterday was a state holiday (state government does have some perks), so today was my first opportunity to write in a while.

Despite (or because of) being unprepared, my class went great! Guess I had enough recent real world examples to make it interesting. Back in the office today. I was there about an hour before the daycare called to tell me my child was sick and to come pick her up.

I thought the disconnected feeling I've been having was due to my being out of the office facilitating so much lately. But a co-worker (who is always there) confided she feels the same way. It's like waiting for the other shoe to drop. The halls are way too quiet. One reason has to do with the physicality of the merger (some of our people moved to their office and some of their people moved to our office). We're working with people most of us had only spoken to on the phone before. But it's more than that. It's almost like "This is feeling too good to be good." I think it's mostly because despite all the meetings and new org charts and new titles, many of us (myself included) are still not sure WHO WE ARE. What are we supposed to be doing NOW? There's a strange, yet exciting uneasiness. Kinda like a first date or more like a first kiss. "Hmm...that was nice. Now what do we do?"

I'm hoping Monday's meeting can bring us closer to defining individual positions and responsibilities.

Gotta go. Time for another dose of Zithromax for my baby.

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