The energy one has to save after two 15-hour days

Whew.

Allow me to take a minute to let this all set in.

Each of my previous two days (Thursday and today) have started between 8 and 8:30 a.m. For the last month I've woken up at lunchtime. By lunchtime yesterday and today, I've had 4 sessions of trainings and meetings and spent a combined 7 hours in them. I've easily hit some "walls," only to mysteriously snap out of them. But here's the thing - despite having 12 hours of sleep in the last two nights, I always seem to find some energy somewhere inside me. And that's absolutely the result of going through the same thing with 60 other students, as well as a handful of administrators. Even in the time we don't have training and meeting with other administrators to prep for the incoming students, we're having fun together and bonding, like playing Orientation games (potential post coming up next week about 10 great games you don't only have to play at Orientation). This really is going to be an extremely memorable experience, and there's just about a full week left for us. I'm actually surprised I have any energy left to save because it seems like I've already spent it all. And yet...this weekend is going to seem like a breeze in comparison to these first two days. At least...I think so. I could be totally wrong. I might actually be wrong. Because I know I won't be able to sleep on Sunday night in anticipation for Monday morning (even if it is at 5 a.m.), as well as Wednesday night for Thursday morning. Damn...I just got shivers thinking about that. Or maybe because it's cold and raining and the window in my room is open. Or maybe it's something else! I have no idea. Either way...very good start to Orientation.