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All applications must be submitted to Executive Director Crissy Ingram at crissyi@nawic.org by 11:59 p.m. CST on Feb. 1, 2023. 

I know, crazy has always been a word. However, crazy has gone from just being an adjective to being an adverb. Maybe it’s the language nerd in me or having been raised by an English teacher but the inclusion of “crazy” as an adverb was interesting. And worth a little examination. Let’s think of the context for the new usage. How often do you ask a colleague or friend how they are only to get a response: I’m crazy busy. There you have it. An adverb. I suppose part of the inclusion is a loosening of language or a more casual approach to the words we use.

I won’t fight the linguists and I think the attachment of crazy to busy is interesting. For as long as I can remember, busy was equated with action, progress, movement. If you could not proudly claim to be busy some might consider that slacking off. Busy is unquantifiable. Busy is part attitude and part time management challenge. A podcast guest recently said “busy is what happens when you are at the mercy of someone else’s schedule.” We work in a schedule driven industry but that does not mean that we should relinquish our personal time or shy away from establishing boundaries to maintain productivity and maybe even a little balance.

 

The NAWIC National Office will be closed for the holidays from Dec. 23-Jan. 2. Staff will respond to any phone calls and emails when the office re-opens on Jan. 2.

Have a happy holiday season from the NAWIC National staff!

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