... oh. now that you mention it, i have been up to my ass in alligators a whole lot

[rmd]

so, i've been wallowing around lately sleeping badly and feeling beat and sad and burnt out and otherwise bleah.

the wonderful-as-always clauclauclaudia made a very astute point that i'd missed from the view from inside my head, which is that i have spent nearly all of this year, up until very recently, staggering between various crises, deadlines (personal and work), and personal injuries/illness. this would explain why i'm feeling kind of burnt out, i guess. (and prior to that, there was a bunch of claudia-related stress in my life that had been at a lower level than most of this stuff but certainly had gone on for much longer.)

NO WONDER MY BLOOD PRESSURE HAS BEEN RISING. (speaking of which, next week i go see the dr to see how the low level bp drug has been working with my elevated blood pressure. same day: mammogram, to help ensure that if i get the trifecta of chick-cancer, i catch it early.)

Comments

[lillibet.livejournal.com]

Really glad to hear you giving yourself a break and taking care of yourself. It's been a rough while in your life and if you could have a period of retrenchment and recuperation before the next storm, then you should definitely take it.

[miss-bowtruckle.livejournal.com]

clauclauclaudia is very good at the pointing-out of things. And you've been through mounds of hell in one form or another!

(see? I do read your LJ!)

*crosses fingers for no Chick-Cancer Triple-Crown*

[rmd.livejournal.com]

Yeah, she's good like that. :)

How're you holding up?

[miss-bowtruckle.livejournal.com]

Holding up great so far! Mowing the grass and all that stuff, got a list for tomorrow including going to pay a ticket at the courthouse and mailing some stuff to Mr. B. When it rains, it pours, I've got errands out the wazoo, but a whole day off to do them, so yay!

Got a big giggle last night, finding out that Boston HP fans were stuffing registration packets, and ceciliatan stuffed mine!

[rmd.livejournal.com]

"ceciliatan almost stuffed my packet"????

that sounds kind of dirty, you know.

[miss-bowtruckle.livejournal.com]

Bahahahaa! Better than almost! She did!

And what's the chance, out of 2500 registrants, that she'd stuff mine?

[kjc.livejournal.com]

Tit squish ahead!

Sorry you're feelin' toasty.

Glad the Clau had the perspective!

[keren-s.livejournal.com]

OK, so now you've got the insight - a necessary first step! Next is what to DO about it. Would a relaxing vacation somewhere else help (staycations I find are too close to the Things That Need Doing around the house)? Taking a meditation class? Think about what might work for you.

[rmd.livejournal.com]

so far, actually getting shit done around the house is a good thing -- it makes me feel all accomplished and improves my immediate environment.

plus we've got a vacation coming up at the end of this month which i'm looking forward to.