Lately, I’m feeling a little disorganized and sloppy. I don’t know what’s causing it, but I don’t like it. I’m not blogging as much, I’m not writing as much, and I’m not keeping my sink shiny (per instructions from flylady.net). This has got to stop. I need to get organized and get stuff done.
Part of the problem, I think, is that we are moving toward getting into the export business here at work (I wish we weren’t doing this), and it’s overwhelming. I’ve had to attend classes, and tomorrow I have to go to Nashville and meet with some of the people who are actually in those other countries because they have come in for a meeting. So today, I have to design a brochure about the product we are going to be exporting. Awesome.
Another problem is that I might be having a health issue that I need to talk to my doctor about on my next visit. I don’t think it’s anything major, but it COULD be. We shall see. Anyway, that distracts me a bit.
So today, I was going to get back on a schedule for the gym. I’ve moved it around a bit where I’m doing fewer days, but doing both arm and leg work instead of doing them on different days. I almost cancelled my membership at the gym, thinking I could do this at home, but I don’t have the machines to work different muscles. Anyway, I brought my clothes, and I brought my lunch. Then a rep from one of our vendors called and wanted to do lunch. I really can’t say no when it’s a business lunch, because it’s part of my job. Plus, you know, free lunch.
I have to be able to adjust when things like this happen. I get so frustrated when my schedule is thrown off, but I need to chill. There are other days and opportunities to work out. Other days I can write when THAT schedule is messed up. Maybe I need to start meditating.
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We’re all entitled to time off from writing and blogging. If you want to make some changes, try baby steps. I’m tasking myself with doing at least one thing different every day at the moment and seeing how I get on.
Do you like travelling with your job or is it a pain?
I’ve been taking too much time off, though. I just need to focus. And forget the job when I’m home. Which I pretty much do, but the stress from the day leaks into my nights sometimes.
I don’t mind traveling when I’m going to be gone a few days. But driving 3 hours to meet with someone for 2 hours, then driving 3 hours back is tiring. If I could have spent the night, it wouldn’t be so bad. It will be dark when I get home, so the day is shot. I’ll be leaving here at about noon tomorrow, so it will be a 12-13 hour day. Maybe I should take the morning off….
I hope whatever the health issue is, it’s nothing serious.
I hope you’re able to get back into the swing of things. You have a lot of stuff happening at work. I can only imagine how stressful and tiring that is. 😦
My health issue is almost hard to describe. How do you tell the doctor that sometimes you “just don’t feel right”? And I’m having some weird pain in my neck sometimes. Almost like sore muscles, but not quite.
This work thing is stressing me. I just need to forget about it when I’m at home. I have to drive about three hours today for a two hour meeting. Then three hours back. Grrrr. I might stop and have a really nice dinner on company expense. LOL. I’m allowed.
Hi Lauralynn. I hope you figure out the health issue. Trust your intuition if something doesn’t feel right and don’t be afraid to be assertive with your doctor if they don’t take you seriously. Hopefully, it’s nothing, and a little R&R from your busy job will help you get back in the swing of things. I have to say as soon as October hits, I start to feel a little “off”. I think it’s the declining daylight.
My doctor would take me seriously, I think. He’s really easy to talk to. I see him regularly because of the diabetes, so I’ll talk to him the next time I see him.
I wish there was someone else to do this exporting thing so I wouldn’t have to worry about it. But there aren’t enough of us here to give that job to someone else. All I can say is, nobody better want me to do ANYTHING this weekend!