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arthur_p_dent) wrote2024-11-15 09:47 am
arthur_p_dent) wrote2024-11-15 09:47 am
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This past week...
It seems even with a shortened week I wasn't able to get myself back here on time. It's been a weird kind of week - having to go out of town for work last weekend threw me off of all of my routines, and I still haven't managed to work myself back into any of them. Even today, I have the day off, and it's fairly early, but I already feel like the day is getting away from me.
The trip for work was about as much of a shit show as I expected. I think I was the only person going into it that really understood just how bad the results were going to be. It was also disheartening to see that the newer people that were supposed to be gaining knowledge for the future were somewhat content to sit back and not take ownership of the things they are responsible for. I don't see good things on the horizon for them short-term.
I had brought my planner along with me on the trip, to try and get caught up on my goals review from the past several weeks (months now?). But looking at how far behind I am made it feel like an overwhelming task to take on when I was already so tired, so alas, it went untouched. In general, I feel like things have been sliding week after week, and getting into a week where my motivation levels have been very low isn't helping. I did still manage to get out for run club, but I have to start taking it easier now that it's getting colder (exertion in cold air makes it harder to breathe). Unfortunately that was the only exercise I've done all week, and I'm feeling pretty sluggish as a result.
I got some sad news this week as well. My best friend growing up, his dad passed away. He was the kind of guy that treated all the kids like his own. He would bring me to hockey practice if my mom was working. He leant me his golf clubs when I was first learning to play and didn't have any of my own. He pretended not to notice that the bottles in the bar had a little less in them once in a while. In later years I would run into him once in a while at a local diner on a Sunday morning, and we'd have breakfast together and catch up. He was a really great person, and I'll miss him.
Plans for the coming weekend - lunch with my good friend in a couple hours, curling tonight, and try to get myself back on track before Monday. The weather here has turned very fall-ish, but I'd also like to get the rest of my outdoor chores done before the end of the month, so I need to start picking away at those too.
Until next time! =]
The trip for work was about as much of a shit show as I expected. I think I was the only person going into it that really understood just how bad the results were going to be. It was also disheartening to see that the newer people that were supposed to be gaining knowledge for the future were somewhat content to sit back and not take ownership of the things they are responsible for. I don't see good things on the horizon for them short-term.
I had brought my planner along with me on the trip, to try and get caught up on my goals review from the past several weeks (months now?). But looking at how far behind I am made it feel like an overwhelming task to take on when I was already so tired, so alas, it went untouched. In general, I feel like things have been sliding week after week, and getting into a week where my motivation levels have been very low isn't helping. I did still manage to get out for run club, but I have to start taking it easier now that it's getting colder (exertion in cold air makes it harder to breathe). Unfortunately that was the only exercise I've done all week, and I'm feeling pretty sluggish as a result.
I got some sad news this week as well. My best friend growing up, his dad passed away. He was the kind of guy that treated all the kids like his own. He would bring me to hockey practice if my mom was working. He leant me his golf clubs when I was first learning to play and didn't have any of my own. He pretended not to notice that the bottles in the bar had a little less in them once in a while. In later years I would run into him once in a while at a local diner on a Sunday morning, and we'd have breakfast together and catch up. He was a really great person, and I'll miss him.
Plans for the coming weekend - lunch with my good friend in a couple hours, curling tonight, and try to get myself back on track before Monday. The weather here has turned very fall-ish, but I'd also like to get the rest of my outdoor chores done before the end of the month, so I need to start picking away at those too.
Until next time! =]