With
all the preparations that I have had to work on the last couple of weeks for my
business trip, the lodge notice kept getting pushed back further and further
toward the time of departure. Of course, all of the car and insurance calls the
past few weeks haven’t helped with my productivity either. However, while I was
definitely cutting it close, the lodge notice will get done and sent out some
time this week…. It may be really close to the time of my departure this weekend
but they will be sent out.
So
far, the main issue that I am having is the sheer volume of information that
needs to be included on the two pages inside. Please note that adding pages is
not something that can simply be done on a whim. There are new petitions, a
transfer, two degrees, grand lodge communications, a busy calendar, and two
deaths that need to me included on what is the equivalent of a single sheet of
paper (one side). Add on top of this the attendance and membership tables as
well as two messages from the Worshipful Master and myself, respectively, and
there is an issue finding the space on the limited canvass.
As
has been the case in previous months, it is a matter of finding the time to
write, formatting, and making sure I have all the pieces of information
necessary to complete the project. It has been a piecemeal effort thus far with
a few minutes squirreled away here and there. Not the most efficient way to get
it done but it is getting done nevertheless. Even with pouring so many hours
into my annual business trip, I can see how this notice needs to be put
together and sometimes that is the most difficult part of the process.
I
know it is going to be long and there will be numerous complaints about the
small font size but, in the end, I will gladly accept those small critiques
knowing that the brethren are fully informed of all that is going on at the
lodge. In the end, that is what really matters. There is always going to be
something going on in life as you try to get projects done and the notice is no
different. The important thing is that all of the information is in there, it
is sent out in enough time, and it looks at least halfway decent. The situation
in getting the notice done is rarely ideal but it will be done before my plane
leaves this weekend!
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