So, tell me about your day...

I've always resonated with the idea that how you spend your days is how you spend your life--and I thought of it especially yesterday, when I had a particularly interesting, although not atypical, day in the office. I thought WES members in particular might be interested to know what a Wednesday looks like for me, so here goes: 9:30 - arrive at the office, check and respond to email, take a look at the newsletter which will need to be sent out in the next day or so; 10 - meeting with a member of staff and a community organization director, talking about how our two organizations could work together in a way to make use of WES' space and benefit both organizations and the community!; 11 - work on information the Board has requested, check email again, check in with some staff members; 11:15 - head out for a lunch meeting with a local rabbi, where we talked about possible ways for our congregations to work together; 12:45 - back from lunch, check email (phone call with a member on the way to and from lunch...but of course carefully watching the road!); 1 - meeting with a visitor to WES to talk about last week's platform and shared interests; 2 - meeting with two WES members to talk about congregational life, great conversation and one of my favorite things to do!; 3:30 - office and administrative work, like editing a lease for our downstairs space, following up with WES members on their gun safety work, meeting with the consultant who's in the office to see how the focus groups are going, and supporting the folks working on logistics for our upcoming anti-racism training; 5:15 - head out the door to pick up my kids! No evening meeting last night, so a little time in the evening on email. And that's a day in the life! What I loved about Wednesday was that it included lots of time connecting with people: with staff members, WES members, visitors, community leaders, and other clergy. I get so many ideas from those conversations, plus they're fun. Now today is another story...a few meetings and a phone call, as well as staff meeting, but I simply HAVE to clear off my desk and clear out my inbox. Wish me luck!