Monday morning…

3/18/2013 4:53 AM

I woke up 30 minutes before my alarm, lying in bed debating the pros and cons of getting up at that moment.   More sleep is proving counter-productive; I had a schedule to keep and if I didn’t then my whole day was destined to shift “out-of-whack”.  I can’t remember whether I had a dream last night.  I rubbed my eyes and realized that I missed “The Walking Dead” last night.

My workout, that early morning cardio, didn’t have that exuberant flow of energy I hoped to feel.  My heart rate, per the heart-rate-monitor, stayed relatively low probably because my effort was equally low.  While this is not uncommon, I was hoping to complete the routine feeling more energized.

Here’s to a hot shower, a nice breakfast, and a fresh perspective.

3/18/2013 8:13 AM

Nearly two hours into the workday, took a short walk to a convenience store for coffee and gum; my mind wondered as I wandered to store; my five-minute walk took nearly ten minutes, I arrived to see a hand printed sign on the door that read, “THE DEBIT IS DOWN CASH ONLY”, luckily for me I put twenty dollars in my pocket before I left for work.  I gave up Starbucks coffee over four years ago, the addiction was both costly and fattening so, I resorted to drinking regular coffee at home or buying the cheap stuff.

My calendar is full of afternoon meetings, all of them I had to facilitate and document; this job forces me out of my natural introverted state to interact with people at a very detailed level…yeah, this job has me longing for my natural introverted state.

3/18/2013 11:49 AM

During lunch, I was able to watch last night’s episode of “The Walking Dead” while eating a delicious turkey sandwich.  Unfortunately I had to return to work, the beautiful spring-like weather had me wanting to stay away all afternoon.  After reading several emails and the subsequent responses, I wish I had stayed away…there were a couple of messages that made me laugh, purely due to their ridiculous nature.  Soon, I will have to open the doors to Hell and spend my afternoon trying to collaborate with difficult personalities.

Good times…

3/18/2013 5:10 PM

Yeah, things got interesting as the afternoon progressed.  The email messages from the poor woman who kept dialing into a meeting that was cancelled; I felt sorry for her, well, just for a moment as I was more concerned because she was the reason the meeting was cancelled in the first place.  I spent the rest of the afternoon with my disgruntled cohorts; I imagined the moment ending with a speeding car pulling up to the conference room window as I jumped through the glass into the express getaway.

3/18/2013 6:47 PM

I’m barely through Monday and already thinking about this Saturday.  I keep ending days like this with the thought, “I can’t do this anymore,” only to wake up the next morning and do it again.