Eat better food. Get more sleep. Give your body what it needs and allow your mind, too, the input, the inspiration and the relaxation that it is crying out for. You are experiencing some classic signs of stress. You are trying to please too many people. You are also trying to set standards which no human being can possibly live up to. Allow yourself more time. Settle, if necessary, for some kind of temporary compromise. The sooner you take pressure off yourself, the happier and more successful you will become.
Um...I don't actually see how this is applicable to me...
Had a great afternoon yesterday playing hooky! I left work at 2pm and picked up h. On the way to the movies I told him the rest of my plans for the evening -- dinner at a nearby restaurant solo -- he asked if it was OK for him to join me! I, of course, said YES so he called his study partner and left her a message that he couldn't come to the group!!!!
Movie (Intermission) was interesting and darkly funny -- did have a "man leaves wife for ow" scene that felt very uncomfortable to me . Went out for drinks and dinner in a cozy restaurant and then came home and watch both the Bruins and the Red Sox get trounced. Actually, I went to bed quite early.
Positives: 1. h wanting to extend our date! The conversation around this also gave me a chance to reassure him that I have NOT been feeling neglected by his studying/school time. HOW COULD I? He makes such a wonderful effort to carve off time for me!
2. h and I had a brief conversation about my desire for another job. He is totally supportive of this even though it likely means lots less $$ coming in for a while. Now to FIND one! That conversation gave me the opportunity to express some concerns "lightly" to h that if we didn't have the same income that he might not be able to do some things that have seemed very important to him (move, for example).
3. Presentation to CEO got postponed until Tuesday but I feel very well prepared now so I won't stress about it this weekend!!!
Sage
Relax. Appreciate. Be calm. Laugh. Enjoy. Be secure. Be loving. Be loved. Don't personalize. Don't ASSume. Accept. Be grateful.
. Went out for drinks and dinner in a cozy restaurant and then came home and watch both the Bruins and the Red Sox get trounced. Actually, I went to bed quite early.
