What does overwhelmed look like?
- A cold. A sore throat and a chest cough. Tired and tired.
- Strange obsessive behaviors with Facebook. Why am I checking it all the time? Because I am on the computer writing all the time. I might have to disable my account. I look at FB as the computer version of the break room- sometimes you go in there and someone has brought in donuts! Hurray! And sometimes you go in there to hide from doing any actual work. Unfortunately I have been using it to hide.
- An inability to keep up with my daily life. I had a meeting last night and completely forgot to reschedule my studio time. I was emailing parents at the last minute trying to reschedule for the weekend. Only one kid fell through the cracks, but I strive to maintain consistency for lessons. I have never forgotten to reschedule a night off in 12 years of teaching.
- An inability to keep up with home life. I find myself on the computer so much that I am neglecting the kids, not cooking, laundry is piling up, and I am not respecting my self imposed boundaries of working only while the kids are asleep. This is project week, so I should cut myself a little slack.
This is a journey, not a sprint. This is a journey, not a sprint. This is a journey, not a sprint.
On the upside, I really love the work. I love writing, I love revising, and I love thinking.
Ok. It's just this week. I can get through it.
1 comment:
You can do it!!!
A potential help with facebook, on Michael Hyatt's blog he mentioned a software he uses, maybe antisocial? not completely sure on the title... Anyway, you can have it block facebook or other sites until you reboot your computer.
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