Just say no

Classes start the week after next. So far, I've been asked/assigned to do the following:

• be on a search committee for another small (related) department
  
• replace a retired colleague on the technology committee
  
• stay on the committee that runs faculty programs and decides who gets internal research grants
  
• organize faculty brown bag discussions
  
• run for an elected task force charged with revising college degree requirements
  

So much for feeling rested from sabbatical.

Update

Two things I forgot about:

• advise a new student organization
  
• run a four week book discussion for honors students
  

And another request just today:

• Will I be on the (really really high level) administrative search committee?
  (answer: no)
  

Unfortunately, I have agreed to the rest.