Let’s All Breathe

I can finally start to breathe again. Things are starting to gradually calm down and I’m feeling the belt of anxiety loosen a bit. I’m actually enjoying sitting at my desk and being in the office. Wait, did I really just say that? Haha. Wow, I’m almost as surprised as you are.

Since I spent last week (and some of this week for that matter) running around like a chicken with its head cut off, it’s nice to be able to be in the office with time to breathe and catch up on some work. I mean, without getting into an in-depth conversation about work, let’s just say that the things that I love about my job can also be the same things that I hate about it. Talking to massive amounts of people, going to plenty of meetings, and…generally, just having to be pleasant, helpful, and cheerful all day, everyday, is quite draining….take that feeling, multiply it by twelve to thirteen hour days, add four or five days in a row along with hectic consecutive weeks, and you get a total work-related headache. So, yes, I’m quite happy to be in the office for a change.

Last week was just completely crazy. I don’t know how I didn’t just lose my mind. I think I came close on Wednesday to slamming my head against a wall…or someone else’s head for that matter. And on Sunday (my first day off in about three weeks) I let the stress and sleep deprivation take over my good judgment and said some things I shouldn’t have said and regretted it later…yeah I should’ve just knocked myself in the head on Wednesday and gotten it over with. Feeling completely overwhelmed, over-worked, and under appreciated is a combination likely to drive anyone insane. But I digress…because things are good now. I’m relaxed, working, and happy. It’s nice...I just hope it stays like this for awhile.

With that said, I better get back to work. Hehe.