Once a Manager - Never Again!!

Well - my career as a library manager is over.  It was interesting and, I must admit, fun.  There were parts that weren't fun or even enjoyable but for the most part I had a agood time and learned a great deal.  It's a lot harder than it looks!  For 3 1/2 months I feel that I haven't been in the building at all - there were weeks I didn't work my regular schedule at all - and so much of my work was falling by the wayside - but somehow it all got done (at least no one has come asking for something that wasn't done!!). 

In the meantime, we're settling in with our new manager.  Things will be different but I know we'll be fine and do well.  In October we'll be celebrating our 5th anniversary in the "new" building - have to get started on planning our party! 

Acting

I found out today that I'll be "acting" another month - until April 15.  I was expecting it to end March 30. 

It's been an interesting experience but I know now that, if it were to last longer, things would have to change at work - people would have to step out of their comfort zone and pitch in to help.

Adding the manager's meeting to my meetings has been hectic - I'm sure that things have fallen by the wayside that shouldn't have.  It would have been nice to have had the opportunity to have the job for real but at least this way I was able to 'act' for a while!

PS - Happy St. Patrick's Day!!