Monday, June 13, 2005

getting a life...or at least trying to

I worked like hell last week and even Saturday morning but there was no way I was going back Sunday once I was free from their chains. They did try to get me back but I didn't answer the call and deleted the message...oops! I was having a great time and they were not going to suck me back in. So instead, I went to the Cubs game Saturday and sat in the 5th row behind home plate -- thanks to Cubbie Girl standing in line for 5 hours in the hot sun! Without her, I would have been standing around watching the game from Murphys, but that wouldn't have been as fun.



The atmosphere in the ballpark was electric and there were so many Sox fans that there were chanting wars and it was hard to tell which fans were louder. It's not often that there are so many fans for the opposing team...unless you count those other Sox and Cardinal fans, but I try not to think of them. It almost felt like it was a playoff game there was so much emotion from the crowd, but in reality, it was just another game against a team we can only hope to play again in the World Series. One curse down...one to go.

So besides going to 2 Cubs games, I also managed to wash my dishes and sweep my floors. Real exciting I know but so necessary. I decided I didn't have enough energy for laundry so I'm hoping I can get that done tonight. I really need to unclutter my life so that I can start moving forward again and quit feeling so bogged down by work. My first big step was to ask my boss for a couple of extra days off when I go home in a couple of weeks. Amazingly, she said yes! So I'm taking 6 days off in a row...only 4 of which will be for the family and 2 whole days just for me. It's going to be great! Although, the last time I went home work followed and called me in a panic even before my flight touched down. This time, they're not getting Mom's phone number...they'll just have to figure things out without me. I still haven't decided if I want to drive or pay to fly home. If flights were cheap it would be an easy decision, but they've skyrocketed recently and I just can't justify spending the extra money, especially since I have to buy gifts for everyone's birthdays and treat my Mom for Mother's Day. I'm feeling overwhelmed again. There is so much I need to do and never enough time to do it, or if there is time I'm too tired and just can't motivate myself. These are the times when I really wished I had someone else around to help relieve some of the pressure. Even a roommate would be great so that I wouldn't have to worry about the place falling apart around me. But I guess this is just one more hurdle to overcome and if it doesn't kill me, then I'm going to be okay. And I will be okay...I have to be....there's still too much to do on my list and I must finish my list! I can cross one thing off that big list of mine...I didn't touch any beer at the Cubs game yesterday! Only 85 more things to do!

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