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"There is a reason the space shuttle burns up on reentry," a sympathetic manager told me yesterday as I wandered through my day with a shell-shocked look. I was only gone a week! My email box was full, outsourcing announcements made that directly affect my training timelines (and speeds them up significantly) and caused a nose-dive in morale, first day as a graduate student and my books aren't even here yet... Head. Spinning.

I worked on school until 10PM last night after putting the kids to bed. And that looks like it is going to be the norm. I'm excited by the challenge and wishing the coffee would brew *faster*.

The beach was awesome. (Pause! Coffee is ready!) I am still waiting to hear about the job I interviewed for. I made pupusas for the first time last night and sliced my finger cutting onions. Attention span, you say? Oh, you *don't* say? I agree.

I also misplaced my ear buds and was lost yesterday without my music to keep me more focused. I bet I left them at the beach house. I want to run today - so I might have to stop and get some after work... but we also have our tour of the Montessori school today and dinner to cook when I get home. I need about three more hours in the day and I promise not to spend 2/3 of them sleeping.