Thank you both very much!! I know some of the more "menial" tasks are being taken away because, as research administrator, they are wanting information on how to become a full-fledge research foundation and everyone knows that if someone else is in charge of developing a foundation and I'm the administrator, that won't go over well with the doctor. So basically my duties are being shifted...which is fine, it just bugs me that it wasn't even discussed with me and I am the type of person who thinks you don't have to take anything away from me, I can handle it all, just gimme gimme gimme to prove I'm worthy. I'm going to Boston on Halloween for two days for a conference about one of our studies (ok, the conference is actually a 4 hour meeting, but I get to be there for 2 days!) so I'm hoping that this time away from everything will be good for me!