Last week at work was still pretty normal. Even though some people already left for their vacations thar was somewhat offset by the additional catch-up meetings due myself being away the week before.
This week has already been completely different. Only a few meetings per day and rest of the time I have actually time to do "actual" work. That's pretty much what I have been waiting for. I have a long list of things I have been postponing due not having enough time to focus on them between all the meetings.
Next week will presumably be even quieter. There will be hardly anybody working so I can take all the time I need for my backlog tasks. That is unless there will be any urgent matters coming up that require my attention. While so many people are away my responsibility areas will also be much broader covering for my fellow management team members and also stepping in on other matters that might not have their usual responsible person around.