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[crumpet]

Sadly, I figured I would have a few kindred over-admined people out there.

I'm trying to practice saying no. Its difficult.

Are you all new-ish hires as well? I wonder if this is hitting us particularly hard because of that...

I think you need to go to your head of department and discuss reallocation of part of your admin load to others. The usual rule is to give lecturers/assistant profs fairly minimal admin loads to let them build their research profile. But I have heard of lecturers in the UK complaining about high admin loads...

I went to my HoD 3-4 times in one year with no results (s/he is incompetent, but really nice).

Some departments at my Uni are good about lecturers, others aren't. My department is full of research stars so the lecturers pick up the admin slack.

[cranefly]

People will give you as much work as you let them because 99% of people hate those admin tasks. You have to learn how to say no.  Practice it every day in your mirror--a little hang wring, an "I'm sorry, but..."... mentally repeat it on your way into work. Whatever it takes, but you must train yourself to say no, no, and no.