I’m depleted.
Have worked more than my usually allotted hours this week for Fred Flare. Have attempted to remain current with political news. Have met most of my social commitments. And have taken a surprise look at how busy I am in any given week.
This time last year I had resigned my position at Fred Flare and wasn’t working at all. In my “retirement” world, I had the laissez faire attitude that if something didn’t get done today there would always be tomorrow. The sum result was that I didn’t accomplish much, because tomorrow was always waiting in the wings.
So I embraced returning to work this past March. I found that my original returning contract called for 15 hours a week, which seemed manageable. In fact, in the beginning those 15 hours inspired me to use my free hours to hone my piano skills, my swimming, and my other commitments. I was motivated.
The thing is that since then my work has expanded and demanded much more. I’m glad to do it, since this is a family business; and I’m part of the family that owns it. At the same time, I see that I’m exhausted because my job is getting out of control. And I’m not playing piano or working out or simply relaxing as I did before.
Realignment is required here. And I plan to do it, because I don’t want to be depleted on Friday nights.
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