I felt a bit more at peace after reading the most recent class blog post. I have had an up and down few weeks with staying organized and on top of work and have working in more spurts, which is not my norm. I usually have a pretty solid schedule that I stick to throughout the week. The order is important for me because I work remotely and get distracted easily. The summer has thrown that all to bits. My husband worked Sunday/Monday, Wednesday/Thursday and Saturday/Sunday this week. My kids are wild animals and relentlessly bored. My brain is fried. It’s. So. Hot….
I feel a little bit blah. I am off of work this week and am looking forward to a bit of down time but family is also heading in town to celebrate the Fourth and my daughter’s fifth birthday. I hope I can find balance and recharge to finish the summer strong in more ways the one. I have been really focused on work the last few weeks and am excited about some new social media projects there. I hope this becomes something we can maintain and take advantage of for years to come. Aside from that, I need to refocus and find new energy to finish up my classes strong and finish up my summer-momming strong. It’s such an odd feeling wanting to speed things up but slow things down at the same time. They are driving me nuts, but the slow summer mornings make everything worth it… Maybe I’ll apply some of the social networking techniques to that and find some more reasonable and reliable mom resources. Some activities and ideas to keep them entertained later during the afternoon showers, because I have a weird feeling I’m not the only one feeling this conflicting energy!
***Usually the first thing I do when I sit to write is come up with a title. My brain is often firing on more than one cylinder and a simple title helps me to get focused and decide which direction I want to go in. I am so spaced this week that I just published this entry without any sort of title. Just dove right in and started spilling with no plan in mind. If this doesn’t give you an indication as to where I’m at, I don’t know what does!***
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Hi, Amy! This last week has been a challenge for me, as well. I returned from a conference and was so behind in my job that it consumed my life this week. It is difficult for me to get my brain going to process anything academic at the moment, and I will be relying on this week’s limited work hours (due to Independence Day) to return to a balance! I appreciated your title, and it is perfectly appropriate!
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