Okay, scrambled eggs, coffee and overpriced spring water consumed.
Please, please, please, heavy machinery be done when I get back.
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That sounds delightful. I too shall make scrambled eggs. (Coupled with leftover brisket)
Yuuum. Brisket. That will be delicious!
just need to get this out but no obligation to read it
I feel really alone right now. I feel like I am drowning at work and my general exhaustion level is so high I am not catching up there or at home. I am wrought with anxiety and I have kinda lost the will to push through. There are so many big things to be done and I am stuck on details. And every time I make time someone else has a problem and I get dragged sideways.
And it's hard to push through when I feel like the world is a mess anyway. What good can I really do? Am I just burning myself out in a corner for nothing?
For reasons the work situation is not a "can you talk to your manager and ask for XYZ" one...what I am carrying is legit mine but I am struggling.
I am just dead sick of being the grown up and the strong one for others right now. I want to go home....whatever that means.
I can relate to the loneliness and the feeling of drowning at work.
I don't have any real advice, but I hope you can find some peace soon ❤️
I’m not sure what to say but feel very like this in other ways.
I’m wondering if there’s any way you can half ass some of the details a little bit so you don’t get stuck? I don’t know what you’re working on but sometimes done > perfect
Otherwise you’re well within your rights to insist on the time you’ve carved out so you don’t get dragged sideways.
Taking some leave in whatever form is a good idea because this sounds like burnout.
Whatever happens I wish you can get some peace of rest somehow, even for a moment.
I've been in a similar place. Can you take some stress leave/sick leave? Ideally at least two weeks so that a) you can unwind properly and b) somebody else has to pick up the slack at work.
Do it now, not once project x is done or when we've met tgat bext deadline. New stuff will keep coming up.
so many hugs
maybe the world and your little part of the world would be a million times messier if not for you
like in Alice in Wonderland, we have to run just to keep in the same place
Since you can't delegate how about resetting your timetable?
On a positive note, it's good they want a grown up and do defer.
Is stress leave a possibility for you?
Edit: Also, is there anyone close to you that can help with even the smallest of things at home?
yes, take the load off at home
I don't know what the answers are but you've got a friend in me. đź’ś
Everytime I press the red heart it comes up black. Maybe I've used up my red hearts quota or run out of red ink. 🤷‍♀️ anyway red heart, red heart, red heart.
It’s purple to me?
(I always use black hearts.)
Oh yeah that one is but I like to do red hearts (they keep coming up small and black) because what does any other coloured heart mean?
♥ ♥ ♥
ffs, I thought out how I would do some of my task/life admin organising/planning and now my brain is stuck.
God bless chilled out movers. Everything went flawlessly and they were such nice guys yet efficient and professional. The perfect thing for one of life's most stressful times.
One more item gone on FBM, another one pending... LL has finally emailed to say how she wants the keys dropped off - thankfully the agency's only a 15 min drive off peak from work, I could nip over during lunch and come back.
Need to catch my breath a little and eat something... then time for more ferocious packing and loading shit into my car.
Professional movers are the BEST..I never used them until I had to move at start of lockdown and it was the only choice and now I will scrimp and save and spend that money every time. I think they also love it when they only have a small move and you have taken the time to organise a bit.
You are nearly there!!!
Yep, I could've had a heart attack from the stress when moving in, watching my friends try to lug this heavy-arse entertainment unit up 2 flights of stairs. Nearly slipped out of their hands, would've smashed their foot big time...
This is my first time using pros, absolutely using them for the move out. Worth every cent. Some things are 100% worth paying for. Saves time, stress, damage, and the likelihood of injury!!
Righty ho. I've done the washing, vacuumed, done a thorough clean of the plate rack, been to the food market, cut up strawberries for the freezer and gone to the post office to deposit some cash. It might just be time to make a start on that assignment now...
Nice work.
I have cleaned the shower. Aiming to vacuum and put and load in, if I don’t lose my mind to the building works in the meantime.
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