clearly the highlight of my day thus far (we’re heading out to happy hour [at a place called swank - i'm already obsessed] in exactly 50 minutes, but who’s counting?) was interviewing one girl for a lead counselor position.  she had sent me her resume earlier in the week, including, in addition to her cover letter, the essay she had written for college application.  it was about her deep love her camp, and how she had changed her own campers lives through bunk skits and lip syncs.  she ended her essay by quoting nelson mandela.  if she was going for memorable, i personally feel like linking tie dye and years of unjustified imprisonment is difficult to forget.

i have done A LOT of phone and in-person interviews over the last few days.  i would really like to have camp fully and specifically (that’s where i think the real challenge is) staffed by the end of the month…and as Spring Camp is next week, my timing is very limited.  there are a lot of counselors returning from last summer which on the one hand is great, because only strong staff was invited back and of the counselors i have met, i have liked what i have seen.  on the other hand its tough because i feel strongly that to work at camp you have to work to fit the camp schedule, not that the camp schedule should have to work to fit you (there are just too many individual needs).  in my mind, even if we loose a few great staff members, there are a lot of great people out there, who can work within my schedule and at the end of the day i think that might be more important to camp.  but i am acutely aware of what it means to be a returning staff member, and to be told no (and in case you were wondering – i was special, and they should have made an exception…assholes).

like i said, spring camp starts monday morning.  i have a fun week planned – trips to the park (its supposed to rain), swimming,  treasure hunt, bowling, a day at the new science museum and of course, the world famous chocolate seder (totally ripped off from jbbbs – thank you!).  i plan to spend most of my week running around with the kids because 1. i think it will be a great way to see the ins and outs and to meet the families, 2. we need the staff and 3. i’m the director so i get to make these kinds of decisions.  i wonder what i’ll wear on the first day?

but as if that wasn’t enough, passover begins on wednesday night and we’re having 12 people (yes i’m working all day wednesday) and thursday (which i thankfully have off) we’re having 18 more (and that was at last count…a count that seems to only move in one direction!).  i’m very excited – excited that we’re hosting, excited that we have this (yes, rand0m) community, excited that i’m at a stage in my life where i can host passover (my mom is so not okay with this…).  nani and grandma both happen to have the same china pattern (my life is full of stuff like this) and i’ve questioned many times what i would do with service for 24.  next week…they’d serve a very clear purpose.

alright…i think my coworkers are drinking at their desks and i think i want to join in on the fun.  if i have time to pull myself out from under the pile of chicken, matzah kugel and gefilte fish that is my kitchen, i’ll send an update on the progress.