Mostly, the problem is just me. But I'm doing other things, too, like take care of my sweet Annalise (11 months old and this close to walking more than a few steps by herself).
I'm gearing up for another long weekend - the final weekend! - of our Kingdom Hall remodel project. I don't foresee it happening, but I'd like to hopefully get to review some of my research material for my July 12 talk while I'm there. We'll see.
That talk is the big thing I've got to do, but the part that's weighing on my brain even more is my newsletter. I actually did the interview with Rich Hopkins that I wanted to do, but I just haven't started writing. Once I start writing, I'm sure I can plug in his quotes and whatnot. But I gotta start. And on that note, here's a factor for why I haven't started:
I've noticed being way sleepier in the evenings lately. Until recently, I could easily stay up till midnight or 1am (sometimes later) and work on various things (talks, newsletter, etc). But as of late I've been feeling exhausted and sleepy by 10 or 10:30. Which cuts out several hours of time that at least had the possibility of being productive. I don't know what exactly has triggered it, but of course there are several likely candidates: full time baby care, stress of not having a job, stress of working on remodel project for long days without seeing Steph or Annalise until late in the evening (if even then). At least one will get resolved soon.
So. My highest priorities over the next few days are to review research material for my talk, and do some writing for my newsletter. If you aren't subscribed, but would like to see what I come up with, click here.
Hi Abel - Stress can do weird things, exhaustion being one of them. Plus you have been doing a lot of physical labor lately.
ReplyDeleteYou know where I notice it this year? I've known since October that my store was closing. At first it was going to be the end of January but then we got a reprieve until the end of June (then May, then June). Our sales at the store have been louse so no bonuses. My husband is in real estate, so all of 2008 we kept tightening our belts, more and more as the checks got fewer and farther apart. Then we went four whole months without a commission check. We cut out everything we could - cable, trash service, cell phone minutes.
Anyway, enough of my sob story...one place I notice a difference because of stress is my ability to read. Not that I can't, but how much I do. I am usually an avid reader: 80 - 90 books a year. But this year it is a struggle to read. I almost have to force myself. I read because I am in a book club, I read for research, but it is not as easy as usual. I'll be lucky if I read half as many books as usual this year.
Hang in there!