I'd just add that I love that.
If we do herring on the 31st and the 2nd, because we agreed to three meetings for herring, then we'd have the department during the first week back. Then we've wrapped up herring by early April; we have it out of the way. Then when we come back from our two break weeks, we can start salmon fresh after Easter, and just focus on getting salmon done.
Does that work for everybody?