Good grief, squiders, I don’t mean to be abandoning you for a WHOLE WEEK. This job transition has been a lot, and to top it off, school is starting right in the middle of it.
(I told my old job I’d work remotely 5-8 hours a week to help with transition and training and doing the stuff that only I do while they replace me–or don’t–and this was a Mistake. It’s rough going from one job immediately to the next, and it feels like the people at my old job aren’t quite sure what to do with me, for whatever reason. I mean, it’s been like three days.)
I’m super behind on all my not-work things. I need to get my den meetings scheduled for the year (it’s our Arrow of Light year so we only have six months to earn rank before the girls cross over into Scouts BSA) but I’m still working through the requirements, and writing/anything creative has essentially fallen into the depths of “maybe someday.”
I did finish going through all my idea files (last Thursday, and yet…) so I have no excuse to not go ahead and do the outlining portion of those stories aside from mental fatigue. Fingers crossed that I can get to that soon. Maybe tomorrow? I’m hoping at least Saturday if nothing else.
Also having some issues keeping up with the critique marathon (doing my critiques). There’s one more week after this, but I think I may quit after this week. I’ve gotten to The End this week though I feel a bit bad about peacing out once I’ve gotten my stuff done, but I think it will be best for my mental health.
I’ve managed to get a few queries out this month, but not my normal goal of 5, and it’s like pulling teeth.
While these last few weeks (last month?) have sucked from an anxiety and Getting Things Done point of view, I do think things will be better in the long run. I do like my new job, and it feels more comfortable in many ways than my old one. I can walk to work, which should help my health in general (though it was 95 degrees when I walked home today). It will take a few weeks for school to get into its routine (and the kids to start their after school activities) and for me to work through doing both jobs, but then I should have a structure to my day that allows things to get done.
Positive thoughts, squiders. Positive thoughts.
How are you doing? Things treating you well?
