Thursday, January 21, 2010

Dead last on my list of priorities...

I'm sorry to say that aside from reading the book on de-cluttering (which really wasn't as useful as I'd hoped)...nothing got done. I was diagnosed with the flu and bronchitis, and I did get some antibiotics, so hopefully I'll be feeling better soon. I still don't know whether to go to work or not tomorrow.  It's an easy day in terms of my schedule tomorrow, and I could easily catch up on work. But if I stayed home, I'd get enough rest and probably still be able to get organizing done before coming on duty at 4:15. Plus, right now I can hardly move and the coughing makes my head hurt really bad.  But I've never NEVER been out of work for three days before and it seems a bit wimpy and lame and lazy. I don't know if I have it in me. Though this experience has made me think...I was actually a bit grateful to have the flu and a fever, because with those symptoms, my boss wouldn't even WANT me to try to drag myself in and I was off the hook for making the decision to call in.  What is it about me that makes me put myself and my health dead last on my list of priorities?!? Stuff to ponder for my "boundaries and balance" month...

Oh...but I did have a thought.  I'm thinking, maybe as a reward if I accomplish my de-clutterig goals this month, I'll invest in a Kindle e-reader.  That way, maybe I won't have the same sense of attachment (and loss) with books....

2 comments:

runningwiththejig said...

What is your "fun Boston experience" going to be this month?

Melisa K. said...

Well, I bought a "groupon" for a Thai Tapas place I've never been to...I think it's in Somerville (which I'm counting as Boston, because it has the same no parking issues that make me too lazy to go downtown). I'm supposed to have dinner with Erin on Monday night, so I'm thinking we can go there. But we are off duty the last weekend in January, too, so let me know if you have other suggestions. I'm thinking a cooking class soon...we had so much fun with that.