I try not to talk about work on my blog but I feel the need to get this out.  Over the years like many companies, cutbacks have led to increased workloads. My employer is no different. At first you are happy to still be employed but as time goes by the compounding effect of the additional work and stress take its toll.  The worst part is you don’t even notice it until you feel completely broken.  My First clue came during our covid shut down when I worked from home for a month or so, without my hour commute each way I gained 2 hours of time each day, it…

Lately I find myself feeling overwhelmed.  The demands at work keep compounding over the years and while I keep thinking if I just get over this hurdle and things will improve that has not happened.  Instead, I am exhausted and letting chores at home go, this starts the vicious cycle when I get mad at myself for not keeping things the way I like them.  My floors are not vacuumed, the dishes go days without being done, and we order takeout more often then we should.  I feel off kilter and need a reset but have been too tired to figure out how to accomplish the reset.  Yesterday gave me…

Currently the Powerball is at an all time high, somewhere in the billions.  Just like much of the country I am playing and dreaming of what I could do if I won. Also, like the majority of the country I will be a bit disappointed when I don’t win. All the thoughts of how I could help others, the trips I would take and the cars I would buy will dissolve, but why do I have to wait to win a large sum of money?  What if I look to see what I can do now?  So the Maserati will have to wait, but what if I take a bag…

Seven, this year’s magic number!  I made it to the beach seven times this season.  My normal goal each summer is to make it to the beach once a month during June, July, and August.  This should not be a difficult goal to reach but every year I seem to fall short.  After reading the book Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving, Celeste Headlee I made beach days one of my priorities. As I wrote in an earlier blog, my first beach trip this season was in June.  The next beach day we had, the water was still too cold for my liking. We did…

Less than 3 weeks out from my second triathlon and I had not run a single step. And after my unsuccessful swim, I was really worried about being able to complete the triathlon.  I mentioned it at PT and they had me get on the treadmill and try.  I ran for a minute and 54 seconds, a long way from the 3.2 miles I would need to cover.  Cleared to start running I was advised to alternate between running and walking. My first time out I made it for a total of 5 running minutes.  As I learned after the swim, I had missed the cut off to defer the…

Yesterday began like most mornings.  I fed the dogs then opened up my YouVersion Bible app.  After reading the word of the day I clicked on the Bible plans I have been working on.  This week I started Unhindered by Fear by Esther Marie.  The plan this morning talked about fear of failure.  I am no stranger to failure in my life and over the years I know that from failure I have accomplished many goals and have grown stronger.  While working on my doctorate degree my research was not coming together and it took an extra year for me to graduate. Looking back I see how the time was…

About a month ago I started a new book, Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving, Celeste Headlee.  I forget where I saw the recommendation for this book but it spoke to me and I quickly ordered a copy.  Right away it spoke to me, as a person who always wants to be productive but in reality I have two speeds, fully on or stalled. Maybe being stalled is not so bad.  I often feel that I need to be productive with every moment of my time but for the past few years I just cannot keep up with it and feel frustrated and tired.  In…