nowalmart | On Camp Middlesex...

So I have been home from camp for almost a week now. Now that I have been able to get caught up on my sleep and have a little bit of perspective, I figure it is time to write my thoughts on my summer at camp.

I had a really good time and worked with some amazing people.

I paced myself much better than previous camps I have worked. I slept a lot more and tried to not do everything. People that have worked summers with me before will be surprised to hear that I was generally getting about 7 to 7.5 hours of sleep a night. It was much easier to avoid getting caught up in things too much when I had a full night's sleep the night before.

This came at the expense of my running, however. These things happen, I suppose.

This was my first summer camp working a completely administrative/supervisory position. I would like to think I did a fairly good job at it. It was definitely welcome - I have finally gotten to the age where the idea of trying to keep up with a group of teenage campers is simply insane. I had an excellent staff of counselors in teen camp, and that definitely made things much easier for me.

I also had a wonderful group of LTs to work with. We had our personality differences at times, but it made for an excellent team - we were able to look at situations from all perspectives and come up with a workable solution.

And, of course, there were the campers. They were a good group to work with, and reminded me that I do occasionally like working with teenagers.