I got the 5-year curricular review done! I am weeping happy tears!

To be honest, I was leading a team to get this document done. And there were questions to answer, so I didn’t have to draft it from scratch. But our best laid plans went awry (or gang aft agley if you’re Robbie Burns) when my dad died and I missed a meeting, so we got behind. But we finished it by the deadline, and I’m grateful.

If I had to do it again (which I probably will do in 5 years), I would do the following differently:

• Not assume “due in February” means February 28th
• Leave more time for going over final project
• Bring cookies

I’m not kidding about the last one. A colleague of mine used to bring mini chocolate bars into meetings, even meetings as big as Faculty Senate. I never think of these things in time because I’m all business in meetings. I could relax a bit on that, but with an hour and a half meeting, I can’t relax too much.

I can’t help but think life did not destine me to be a leader. I think I make a great follower, however.

But we have the document done.