RAs are almost here..

One more day of training, a weekend of hectic preparation and Sunday throughout the day, my RAs will start arriving. AHHHH!!!
I'm excited and ready for a new semester to start, to really get into it again after training, to start not just making plans but implementing them, but I'm also nervous and anxious - am I ready? Do I know everything I need to know? Training here was short. A lot of it focused on the philosophy behind things - discussions about whether or not gender influences our decisions as hearing officers - deep/intellectual conversations; I loved it; but I'm also not sure if I really know how to do all the day-to-day things. Will I have the answers to all of my RAs' questions?

Working at a new institution always makes me nervous. Yes, I know how to be a Hall Director - after all, I've done for quite a while. But do I know how to be a Hall Director HERE?

Half of my staff are returners. Returners are great because they know how to do the job, they know the institution and can be a wonderful resource for you as a new staff member - but they can also be a challenge! They may not like the way I want to do things; they may not be open to some of the changes I'm hoping to make. They have a lot of influence on staff and may not even realize it. Will I be able to convince them that the way I like to do things works - or that it's at least worth a try? Or will they revolt, grumble about me behind my back and rile the staff up against the changes and things they see as "extra work"?

There's also so much more to do. Read through the training facilitator guide, figure out my own in-area training schedule, unpack the boxes labeled "office", decorate my office - ha, I'm not even done unpacking things in my apartment and decorating my home. When will I find the time to do that??? There's door tags to make, binders to put together and and and....

It doesn't help that I borrowed two books from the library yesterday, bought 15 children's books (I found out the Mysteries series by Enid Blyton is no longer being published; I just had to get the books before I missed my chance; I loved those books growing up; I still love them), and got a new movie from Netflix the other day. Oh and of course I'm going to a concert tomorrow. ;)
When did I think that doing all these things during one of the busiest times of the year was a good idea? Sigh. It's not easy when you try to have a life.