back to routine

The boys return to school (Isaac yesterday, Arthur today), I return to work; find myself swamped by backlog of tasks. Got bogged down processing a PhD application that did not really deserve the time it received. Agreed to help a colleague interview candidates for a postdoc position (by telephone or skype, next Monday). Agreed with MJW to participate in a research proposal, and with LG to meet up with a visitor he has next month (this is re a grant of his that where I am co-investigator, so it seems necessary). I feel like I am agreeing to things at a faster rate than I get them done.