Things I'm thinking about

With a bit more than 3 weeks remaining in my stay in Pakistan my work “To-Do” list is becoming shorter, but more pressing. Besides the regular day-to-day activities the major items remaining on my radar include:

· Completing the government pension registration process,
· Finalizing the employee death and disability insurance agreement,
· Preparing the BC Hydro hockey pool selection list (top priority!),
· Concluding the September month-end accounting,
· Preparing first draft budget for 2007,
· Preparing the hand-over documentation for my replacement,
· Trying not to further piss-off my staff.

In addition to worrying about ensuring a clean transition, my thoughts are starting to turn more towards what my life will be like after Pakistan. As my return to Canada approaches, there are many questions floating around in my head:

· Where will I live?
· Who should I select in my hockey pool?
· When will I return to work and what will my job be?
· Will I remember how to cook and clean after having my needs attended to while working with MSF? [Of course, there are those who would suggest that I didn’t know these activities before]
· How long will it take for me to return to a reasonable level of fitness?
· Who will play wing with the Sedin twins on the Canucks?
· What sort of car should I purchase? Or will Colin give me back my 1988 Fox when he’s ready to buy a real car?
· What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow (African or European)?
[Monty Python fans will understand].
· What will be my next mid-life crisis? Or have I used them all up? I sure hope not!