This past week...

[arthur_p_dent]

This past week has been a week of trade-offs...

I managed to drop a couple pounds. But the scores on my goals dropped by more than 10% vs the week before.

I started making plans with friends for a trip to Disney in the new year. But then I found out about a plant closure at work, and the realization that I could easily lose my job as well killed those plans pretty quick.

I treated myself with an afternoon at the ballpark on Sunday, which despite the Tigers embarrassing loss was a fun day. But all the walking caused a flare-up of the issues I've been having with my knee, and I've been limping for the past two days.

Because of working from home I've been going out for lunch regularly (an excuse to actually clean up and leave the house). But "lunch" is turning into 2 hours or more away from work, and I haven't really been making up that time.

OK, maybe "trade-offs" is the wrong word.

Goals have been yo-yo'ing for many weeks now, so that wasn't much of a surprise. On the plus side the month averaged out at 70%, which made it one of the better months this year. And with month-end coming up, the tight deadlines will solve the lunch-break issue (at least temporarily).

Now my knee, that's a problem. This new round of pain was enough to finally get me to go to a doctor today, and I'm going tomorrow for an x-ray and an ultrasound. I'm expecting it to be some form of tendon damage (*wheee* he says sarcastically).

Tomorrow I have plans with work friends, which will be mostly fun. I do expect there to be a lot of talk about the events of the past few days however, which I'm sure will bring the mood down a bit. But it's still nice to get together once in a while outside of working hours.

That's it for me. I hope you're enjoying this last week of August, and have some good things to look forward to during the coming long weekend.

=]

Comments

[dustbunny105]

I'm so sorry about the knee pain and the stress of possibly losing your job. I hope the fun with friends tomorrow is a welcome reprieve and the mood isn't brought down too low. Best wishes for better things, pronto.

*hugs*

[arthur_p_dent]

*hugs back tightly*

Thanks. I too hope for better things soon, if for no other reason than to have more cheerful things to talk about each week. XD

[redsixwing]

70% is quite good! Especially when under significant stress, which you are.

I hope the pain is something resolvable without difficulty.

[arthur_p_dent]

This month was a good indication of just how important it is for me to maintain a routine. Most of the categories I had big drops in are "daily routine" type things, and working from home has thrown all that into turmoil. But keeping track has allowed me to see that pattern, and now I can do something about it. =]