I spent last night stuffing envelopes. Those envelopes contained ballots for the synagogue board election. One of the names on that ballot, running unopposed for VP of Programming?
Isn't that the truth--once you see it there in writing it sinks in that yeah, you really did agree to do it. I was only half-kidding about whether you knew or not. I've been in church groups where someone will just assume you'll do something, put you in charge of it, then tell you after the fact. Most places are a bit more considerate than that, but there are the exceptions to the rule *g*. I grew up in a small church where the adults just rotated all the jobs every two years, so my parents just waited for the nominating committee's report to see where they'd be next.
The first time it hit me I was in charge of the state committee was not when I was getting everything ready for the convention, or even when I was doing the credentialing at the convention. It was when I picked up the convention schedule and next to the line "Report of the Credentials Committee" was my name. That was when the reality sunk in.
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Date: 2008-08-04 03:23 pm (UTC)But seeing it there makes it more real.
(Mostly, programming is the shul dinner, and I'm already making plans.)
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Date: 2008-08-04 03:51 pm (UTC)The first time it hit me I was in charge of the state committee was not when I was getting everything ready for the convention, or even when I was doing the credentialing at the convention. It was when I picked up the convention schedule and next to the line "Report of the Credentials Committee" was my name. That was when the reality sunk in.