One bite at a time...

You know how people talk about their plate overflowing?  I have decided that my plate this past week has been so overflowing that I am trying to tackle an entire buffet by myself and it's a daunting task.  I'm reminded of the saying, "how do you eat an elephant... you start with the first bite."  Even though it sounds silly, it also makes some sense.

This past week at work, I needed to attempt to cram a month's worth of work into a single week and I'm sure I forgot more than one something.  Why did I have to cram so much work into one week?  I have an out of town training that I will be attending this week and then once the training is complete, I will be back in town for less than 8 hours before heading on an extended vacation.  In that span of 8 hours, I have to go into work in order to file all of my travel receipts and fill out my documentation.  I'm hoping to be in and out of the building in less than an hour but we'll see what happens...  I have to keep reminding myself, one bite at a time.....

Because the travel is so tight between my two trips, I ended up packing both suitcases today and I'm kicking myself for waiting until the last minute.  I thought it was going to be a simple process to throw things into the two different suitcases but it ended up taking WAY LONGER than anticipated and it took up most of my afternoon/evening.  Part of the difficulty end up coming from having to pack one suitcase with items that will be business/training appropriate and the other suitcase with clothes I can wear around family and be a bum in (and also nice clothes to wear to church).  Because the packing took so long, I wasn't able to accomplish everything I wanted to around my apartment but at this point, I'm just out of time.  I'll have a few hours in the morning to finish up any last minute dishes and minor cleaning but that's about it.

I am trying to remain positive about attending this training (even though it makes me nervous because I don't know where I'm going) and I'm sure I'll learn something.  I have always considered myself to be a life-long learner and look at attending trainings as the opportunity to learn something new.  I've had two trainings with the instructor before and I really like her so that's at least a plus to the training location that I'm nervous about.  My plan is to arrive at the airport tomorrow, find my hotel/check in, and then find the training location and time that drive.  I am not one that likes to be late so however long it takes me to arrive tomorrow, I'll add like 15 minutes into my drive for the unexpected.  Fingers crossed for me!

While I was packing today, I started to think about how moments can have an impact on your life as a whole.  Twelve years ago today, I said "I do" and thought it would be forever.  If you've been following me for any amount of time, you know that didn't last and that seven years ago, all that changed.  When my ex decided that he didn't want to be married anymore and he had me served with divorce papers out of the blue, I wasn't sure which direction my life was going to take.  In my more sane moments, I see that I have become a completely different person in these last seven years and don't know who I would be if we would have stayed together.  Even though I have moments now with questioning myself, I know it would be way worse if I was the same me I was back then.  (If that makes any sense...)

Well, my dear readers, as I continue to ponder things, I should probably bring this to a close, go throw my carry on bag together so I can head to bed before too much longer.  If you're doing any traveling, I hope you have safe travels and that you get to where you're supposed to when you're supposed to be there.  I hope you join me again next week!  =)