What a hectic October!

I can't believe it's already November and Thanksgiving holiday is just around the corner. I was so busy at work this October that I worked two weekends in a row, but the work still keeps coming and my responsibility keeps increasing. There is no end in sight, at lease not for another five years in this 350 million dollar program!

In today's staff meeting, my boss told me to start planning the resources (time, cost, staff) for two new projects that I will be managing. It's exciting yet scary, how am I going to juggle them in addition to what I am doing now? Oh, boy! I just have to manage it!

One would think work should slow down as one approaches retirement in less than ten years, but that's not the case for me. I keep getting more and more responsibility as I get older. Is there anything wrong with it? When can I slow down and smell the roses?