Where’s the yellow flag? July 2, 2009
Posted by spacemom in : Life...otherwise , trackbackI thought a week of relaxing would be good for me. In fact, a week of relaxing WOULD have been good for me. Instead, we visited family. Which, as most people know, is never relaxing. In fact, I ended up developing insomnia the third night of the trip, staying up until 2-3 in the morning, at which point, my kids woke me up and I ended up on one of their beds instead.
We did the usual stuff with family, hung out at the town center pool, visited, played, Jay and I went out. The usual stuff. But I could not leave work behind. A work issue that I had not taken care of before I left town due to various circumstances was looming. I worked on the start of it Tuesday. I got an email at 5pm on Tuesday and that person wanted my status. When he saw my vacation email, he panicked and went over my head. My boss got upset with me for not doing this before I left and not telling people it needed to be done. I was FURIOUS. I had spoken to one of my teammates, I had it mostly set up for him, and lacking one piece I had this all ready for completion by the deadline. The whole thing set me off.
I know, guys just say what they mean and get over it. I am still upset about it. I had planned to get it done on time, it WAS done on time and all was well. But I still felt frustrated.
Now we are back in town, the rain won’t let up and we are working on a new schedule. The girls are going to summer camp. This is actually really nice. I am glad they are there, but we are tired. All of us. We actually have set Soleil’s alarm clock for the morning. We have to be ready before we used to be to catch the bus!
What I need is the yellow flag. A pace car to come out and slow down the rat race we call life. I am trying to exercise more, eat better, get more sleep, but the stress at work is mounting (my teammate is leaving and the fact that we are currently understaffed is just making that fact more stressful). I need to plan my next birthday party (science party!) and get the invite out next week.
When does life slow down enough for everyone to just stop and smell the roses? When is life calmer?
sigh
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Honestly, I don’t think life slows down by itself. You have to make it slow down, which, of course, is much easier said than done! Hang in there
For us, it required big changes like moving and different careers. Not easy for anyone. We have less money, will live in a less desirable town, and our new house is actually one side of a duplex. We haven’t regretted the decision yet. Probably not the answer you were looking for. Good luck and let us know if you find an answer.