Epic fail? I don't know that I have ever really liked that term. Epic means "heroic or grand in scale" and heroic is a good thing... Oh, well. That's not really the point I guess. I suppose I see this as the "grand in scale" form of epic anyway. Remember when I said last week that I wasn't going to throw myself back into work so much that I didn't feel as if I'd been on vacation? Yeah... That didn't happen. Starting from first thing Monday morning that didn't happen and I had a knot in my neck/shoulders shortly after entering the building. Not a good welcome back...
Tomorrow we start summer programming which means my building will be open from 7 am until 6 pm daily. This past week, I was frantically trying to get the last minute details done in preparation for this upcoming week. Because I didn't feel as if things were ready, I worked extra hours last week (including working from just before 8 am until almost 8 pm on Friday as well as almost 2 hours yesterday) and I still have things that are not accomplished. I feel as if I delegated what I could but unfortunately there was too much left to do to get ready for the programming ahead. I felt beyond astronomically stressed.
I feel as if I survived my first week back but a small part of me had to die in order to do so. Because I was stressed, I don't feel as if I got the best of sleep, woke up late (after hitting the snooze bar on my alarm clock) and didn't have the chance to really think about letting my freak flag fly based on what I was wearing - I didn't wear fun shoes or earrings at all this past week and I am saddened by that. Looking back, I know that I should have taken the extra minute or two to throw in a funky pair of earrings or slip a fun pair of shoes on my feet but I didn't. With anticipating some of the things that are going to come up this week, I need to make it a point to take those extra moments in getting ready so that I feel prepared to face my day head on. Fingers crossed that I can follow through on this for my upcoming week.
I know I have a tendency to say this after every time I've been with my family but things are so quiet when I return to just me. When I was home this time, I had the opportunity to help watch one of my almost two-year-old nephews (my Mom babysits him three days a week) and he was anything but quiet. I also had the opportunity to go to the zoo with my sister and her two boys (one six and one almost two). That day also wasn't a quiet one. Another non-quiet day was the day we had an impromptu birthday party for my Dad and family (and an extra dog) was over at my parent's house and in their pool. There were also evening I spent with just me and my parents watching Doctor Who (yes, they got me hooked back in December and we watched episodes I hadn't seen yet while I was visiting this time) and we had discussions about the Doctor's adventures.
In an effort to make my place a little more "homey" I bought a new rug, a couch cover, a new pillow for my couch and an ottoman. Because I have a VERY small space, I probably shouldn't have tried to remove an area rug from under the couch and replace it with a new one by myself after working an 8-hour day. It was a comedy of errors trying to move the couch (I have a sleeper sofa so that makes it even heavier) and area rug but I am very pleased with the overall results. The ottoman I found has a hidden storage space so that makes it ideal for my small space. It has been funny to see my dogs react to the new ottoman - one tried to jump on it and freaked out when it moved (it's on wheels) so he now avoids it and the other one tried to crawl under it and it moved so he is now scared of it too. I like it and that's what's important but I'm glad they provided me a good laugh about the new piece of furniture.
Well my dear readers, I think since I have a busy/stressful week ahead and need to get up early to go into work tomorrow (I have to run billing for the first week of summer programming - yay), I'm going to bring this to a close, maybe watch an episode of Doctor Who and try to go to bed at a decent time tonight. I think I'm also going to lay out my outfit/accessories for tomorrow before going to bed tonight so I don't forget to let my freak flag fly to start my week. Best of luck to you and me both in our efforts! =)
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I found it! You are a wonderful writer! I liked how you described the need to combat work stress. It was the fact that you did not describe it like a self help pamphlet. Instead I found my self thinking about the times life is like that for me. The part about being in such commotion with transitioning back to work and having that huge summer project out front felt daunting. When you said you were wiped I believed it. It was cool to read how your personal style recharges you. Congrats on the new area rug and ottoman! Look forward to reading more.
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