The beginning of week 6 started off with a very long staff meeting. As the school year is quickly approaching, there are a plethora of tasks to be completed. This meeting helped lay out my schedule and focus areas for this week. I am looking forward to designing more content for the Family Mentor Foundation as well. 

Tuesday started off with another early meeting, this time discussing our current programs, and our options to expand our new ideas further. If I could give this week any title it would be “meetings” Wednesday started with an 8am meeting to discuss development and fundraising strategies. This meeting was a little different than the others, with committee members joining us in our brainstorming. As I attend more and more meetings, I continue to learn how important communication is in every aspect of Family Mentor Foundation. Later in the afternoon Wednesday was filled with lots of designing content, helping create documents on funding, and gathering donor information. 

Fortunately Thursday offered a change of pace, with a morning delivery to Gladden House. Staff typically does not deliver our buddy boxes, but we wanted to get some footage of our process. It is always a treat to get out of the office and interact with the Columbus community. Thursday I was once again glued to my desk, editing and re-editing material for our social media platforms and other outlets of communication. It is so easy to become enthralled by work and tune out every other distraction. 

When Friday rolled around I was shocked at how fast the week felt. It reminded me of the saying, “the days are long, but the years are short.” Once again allowing myself to take time to step back and be grateful for everything I have in my life.