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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=441263004-29092011>I had offered to
host a Hallowe'en theme party on Sunday, Oct. 30 ... afternoon to early evening
... but a potential snag has just appeared.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=441263004-29092011>Earlier today I
found out that my employer will be producing five applications/proposals in the
coming month. As the director of marketing and communications, I am heavily
involved in producing these documents.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=441263004-29092011>In the past, I have
sometimes worked for a week or 10 days straight, putting in 12 to 18-hour
days, to make the deadlines. The deadline for these projects falls in early
November. Based on previous experience, I MAY have to work straight through the
weekend of October 29 - 30.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=441263004-29092011>I may not - we may
do them earlier. Or not. (Despite the best of all intentions, I've worked
through the pre-deadline weekend every time we've had one of these major
projects.)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=441263004-29092011>From my perspective,
the safest option would be to shift the event to the following weekend, when I
will be safely past the deadline. Or hold it a weekend ahead (Oct. 23). But I
don't know how other people will feel about that or if it will conflict with
something else.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=441263004-29092011>I will know more in
the next few days and depending on the actual amount of work required and the
scheduling, it may not be an issue. But it might - so I'm flagging it
early.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=441263004-29092011>Thoughts?
Comments?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=441263004-29092011>Keep
well,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=441263004-29092011>Elspeth/Val </SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>