Mentally speaking, I am simply here in body and barely here in spirit. I am maladjusting quite nicely to my new schedule and the side effects that I'm experiencing are simply awesomesauce:
Seriously long work day plus getting home late plus having dinner very late plus having almost no time to run errands or properly decompress from the aggravation of the day plus a severely messed up sleep schedule equals burnout on the level of this (modern):
or burnout on the level of this (classic):
What's this mean for you the reader? For now in the short term, it means that my blogging will be even more sporadic that usual (if that's possible). But on the flipside, it means I will make a concentrated effort to get out and visit your blogs more regularly.
As always, the ultimate goal is to shake off what ails me (which in this case is serious work stress and serious personal stress, but surprisingly no financial stress) so that I can return to the normal chaos that I'm used to functioning in. Until then, keep knocking at the door, because you never know when you'll find it unlocked.
(c) 2014 by G.B. Miller. All Rights Reserved.
Oh dear, sounds like you could do with a holiday. Hope things improve soon.
ReplyDeleteJoe: An extra long holiday, I think, would probably help tremendously.
ReplyDeleteSorry your work schedule is sucking the life out of you.
ReplyDeleteAlex: Thanks. Hopefully it will work itself out in the end.
ReplyDeleteYou are not alone in wishing to spend ALL one's time in creativity. If only we didn't need to feed the electric meter, the grocer, etc.
ReplyDeleteI know how you feel. I've been off my rocker for the past month - I need a vacation. Hang in there. And hey, sporadic blogging is okay. We can barely manage once a week. I don't know how anyone manages to blog more than that.
ReplyDeleteG.A.: This is very true, and to a small degree, very sad.
ReplyDeleteABFtS: I need either a long vacation or a normal job with normal hours.
I used to do 3 to 4 times a week when I was first starting out, but as the years progressed, the well has slowly run dry.
G, it all sounds too much. You need a vacation - and not the mental type of vacations us writers are always on. :) But a genuine get-away-from-it-all break. I hope you can get that soon.
ReplyDeleteTalon: I probably do need one of those types of vacations. Didn't get one this year due to all kinds of financial woes, etc. but will strive for one next year.
ReplyDeleteI must use "maladjusting" in a sentence sometime soon! Hang in there, G. Sending you hugs from the West Coast.
ReplyDeleteM: Thanks. Appreciate the positive vibes.
ReplyDeleteI know! My work schedule is interfering with blogging, as well. Two years ago, I volunteered for the customer service position at the printing company, so I do that now, too, in addition to handling my own customer accounts, the owner's, and four men who are considered print brokers (they bring in work and play golf all day.) I am wildly busy. So the time that I used to visit blogs and blog myself is now mostly spent working and being weary at home. :)
ReplyDeleteI've gone to two posts a week now - I just couldn't keep up with more often than that anymore.
I hope things get better for you, G. Thanks for letting me vent!
Lynn: More than happy to let you vent here.
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of like that at work. I picked up an additional duty years ago and try as I might, I can't get rid of it, and the sad part is that this particular duty perpetually affects my yearly evaluation.
That's some meltdown you've got there, mate. Take some time off, man, recharge and come back. :-)
ReplyDeleteGreetings from London.
ACiL: Yeah, pretty much a good sized melting. Not completely down, but just enough to color my viewpoint for a little while.
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