This week was a nice reset from last week’s events. Last week we had our summer party which wrapped up our fiscal year. At the party, I met so many great people who shared their life experiences with me while offering some carer advice for the future. In making new connections I was able to create some contacts for our StoryCorps project with the hopes that we can get more stories on the board. We are aiming to get roughly 100+ stories on the board, so outreach has become extremely important. The hope is to get roughly 100+ stories on the board, so outreach has become extremely important. The summer party was my first time truly planning an event where you needed to coordinate with caterers, revamp a space, and make sure everything was accessible, and that the room flowed properly.

Now that we have closed our fiscal year, it feels like a reset in the office. The goals and projects in the works transition to a new tone the Women’s Fund wants for this next year. This overarching theme or reset is my main takeaway from this week. When you have such a set schedule, in this case, 9-5, it is easy to fall into a routine where you try to fit in other hobbies and friends or you just turn on a good Netflix show. We had the holiday off, which allowed me to fully reset and retake control of my day. That reset felt so refreshing and gave me a mindset that I should not view my 9-5 schedule to be so limiting.

Making sure I’m intentional about my evenings has been a priority this week as I am trying not to feel so boxed in with the 9-5 schedule. I am trying to incorporate this way of thinking into work as well by doing a little bit of everything throughout the day. In addition, I try to make sure I get outside, listen to music, and take small breaks to exercise mini resets throughout the day. Amid all the work needed to be done in the office, there was still space for a reset this week, and for that I am grateful. 

Hope everyone had a good week.

See y’all in the next one!

Kennedy Smith