Fast and Slow Paced

I hope that you all have enjoyed warmer weather this week. Anyway, this past week had both its busy and slow moments...

On Saturday the 7th I visited the American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery. I was there from the time that it opened at 11:30 AM until about 6:15 PM, but there was so much art to see and descriptions to read. I didn't want to rush through the place, and I enjoyed my time there. After a long day of looking at art, I went to this restaurant called Shake Shack, where I tried a concrete mixer called Doughnuts Are Forever, which consisted of vanilla custard, a coconut doughnut, strawberry jam, and rainbow sprinkles. It was delicious!

I'll skip forward to Wednesday the 11th, which was a busy day for AAPD. In the morning I was at a CEO Roundtable, which took place at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and had representatives from many different disability organizations. Then in the afternoon was the DEI (short for Disability Equality Index, which is a "national, transparent benchmarking tool that offers businesses an opportunity to receive an objective score, on a scale of zero to 100, on their disability inclusion policies and practices. It is an aspirational, educational, recognition tool that is intended to help companies identify opportunities for continued improvement and help build a company's reputation as an employer of choice" that was created with the help of AAPD and the US Business Leadership Network (USBLN) (http://www.usbln.org/programs-dei.html)) Reception at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. That evening was the AAPD Leadership Awards Gala, which also happened at the Convention Center. Needless to say, that was a busy day and even though there were a few small hitches, everything turned out all right at the end.

The next couple days were much slower. Yesterday was the first time ever that I got to leave my internship early due to a lack of things to do. Today I left my internship even earlier than yesterday since there was very little to do. While it seemed weird to have this unexpected free time, I am thankful for it, especially today.

Well, that's all for this week. May you all have a great upcoming week and stay tuned for next week's post!