I'm back home now, and the weekend countdown has begun. 482 emails are in the starting gate. None of those are queries. None are emails for the query shark. None are spam. I've filed each of the emails in those categories in their separate spot.
If I don't have fewer than 10 by 4am Monday morning, I'm letting the senior godsend shave my head.
Yow!
Friday at midnight: 462
Saturday at 1:05am: 370
Saturday at 1:52am: 257
My eyes are rolling around independently of each other.
Time for a break!...about ten hours!
Saturday at 1:25pm: 189!!!!
Sunday at 1:29am 78!!!!!!!!
Holy moly, I might actually get there!
Sunday at 1:00 pm: 50!!!
You can see the pace is slowing as I get near the end but I can SEE the end!!
Monday morning 1:48am-0. Zero. Null. Zippo!
Hot diggety dawg!
Hoo boy. Get up and shake your legs out every now and then! I hope you have some generous soul around to massage the kinks out of your typing fingers when they need it. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteWith those kind of stakes how are we supposed to root FOR you???
ReplyDeleteWord for the day:
ReplyDeleteRELAXATION: The state of being free from tension and worry.
Notice it doesn't read:
Plow through close to 500 e-mails in one weekend.
Just saying.;-)
Good luck, I really hope you can do it!
ReplyDelete... And if you can't, please post pictures.
I'm thankful no queries shall be harmed in the aforementioned feat (in which you might accidentally lose your hair) is about to ensue. Godspeed Janet.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck, Ms. Reid... May your hair and your sanity still be intact Monday afternoon.
ReplyDeleteOoh! Now your twitter pic makes sense :) Good luck!
ReplyDeleteIf you make it, I'll send cookies :)
ReplyDeleteI used to work offline in batches of 100. Once I cleared 100, I'd check for new ones but I didn't get distracted by all the stuff coming in. It also slows down the chit-chat ones where you just reply to someone back and forth eleventy-teen times.
ReplyDeleteMy record for one weekend was over 400 so it can be done.
Go, Janet, Go!
Geez...I'd be the type to hit "select all" and then "delete." But I suppose that's why I don't have a serious job.
ReplyDeleteGood luck to ya'.
Hopefully those aren't 462 fulls staring you in the eye...
ReplyDeleteI once worked with a woman who couldn't go on vacation without her voicemails backing up. When she got back, she'd spend a week responding to those voicemails. She'd write them all down and start calling the people back and by the time she got halfway through, she'd be backed up again with another 25 voicemails. It was endless.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck! Just think how much better you'll feel when the inbox is clear.
Sleep is good.
ReplyDeleteI echo Jessica's sentiments in hoping those aren't all fulls to get through. Best of luck with the weekend goals!
ReplyDeleteNovice Writer Anonymous
I agree with T. Anne... How do you know you'll have any hair left to shave by Monday? ;)
ReplyDeleteI do hope you'll get through it. And I'd help you if I was there :D
I'm just guessing, but Saratoga? Ahhhhhh.
ReplyDeleteIf it was Saratoga, you lost all my sympathy for the Inbox.
Saratoga!
You can do it! Good luck (and don't die)!
ReplyDeleteLemme know if you need any shaving tips, my scalp has been fully exposed for years.
ReplyDeleteIt's that rarest of sea creatures - the bald shark.
ReplyDelete(Or are you secretly hoping that your senior godsend will make the jump to the darkside and become an agent by Monday, thereby becoming unavailable for head shaving duty?"
"Saturday at 1:25pm: 189!!!!"
ReplyDeleteAnd down the stretch they come! Making a bold move in the middle, between horses, it's JRLA! She's pouring it on now! Look at at that agent go!
Oh my. Good luck to you.
ReplyDeleteExcuse me while I go hide in the corner until my hysterical laughter subsides. Sorry!
One thought: if you actually DO have to shave your head (naturally, I'm hoping not) and you've got enough hair on the floor afterwards: Locks of Love?
You can do it!!!
ReplyDeletea wee dram of single malt every 3-4 hours does wonders ;)
ReplyDeleteYou're just flying! I can't believe you're still able to see straight. Now I'm even more curious as to what sorts of emails these are that you've been able to speed through.
ReplyDeleteAlmost there! You've got this! :D
ReplyDeleteGo, Janet! : )
ReplyDeleteI don't think we need to worry about the shaving. At the end of this, Janet will have pulled all her hair out anyway.
ReplyDeleteYay, Janet! I knew you could do it!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Janet! :) That was very impressive. You want to shave your head anyway? Sounds fun!
ReplyDeleteWell done! So are you now all caught up with queries and fulls?
ReplyDeleteWahoo! I knew you'd do it!
ReplyDeleteCongrats!
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