Random me update

[sparkindarkness]

Not been a around for a while because I'm working on that "work/life" balance thing.

Thanks to some, ummm courteous advice from my coven, I've figured out that I completely over-ordered my attempt to create work life balance. As my wonderful coven mate said "if you're FORCING yourself to do something "fun" then it isn't fun anymore - it's just more work." Which was true. I was reading books I didn't especially want to read, playing games I wasn't actually interested in playing and having DVD marathons of films I didn't want to watch. Go me.

So I've been spending a lot of time with quality beloved & me time. And a lot of not-so-relaxing but still fun beloved & me time.

I'm writing lots of little snippets but they're a bit disjointed so I will gather them back together and suddenly post a ream.


Oh and we had a Regency day. I like Regency days :) And lots of Munchhausen because of it.

So all is good. ahhhhh got to love that

Comments

[amynnah.livejournal.com]

Quality time is always good. :) I hope you get some relaxation and "you" time as well. Good luck Spark...

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I think I need this

[zero_pixel_count]

I was reading books I didn't especially want to read, playing games I wasn't actually interested in playing and having DVD marathons of films I didn't want to watch.

Y'know, considering what part of the world you're in and all, I've only got one thing to say to that: "Daft lad."

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

Very daft, Order brain took over - I will have fun and do fun things... even if I don;t want to do them

[zero_pixel_count]

Silly. Things in life come in two categories: the fun ones and the ones we have to do in order to be able to do the fun ones. If it isn't fun, and isn't something you have to do in order to have fun later (like, work, pay the bills, visit the mother-in-law (because feeling guilty about not visiting would spoil later fun) go to the damn opticians *squints at screen*) then don't bother...

That's today's philosophy. I'll probably get another one tomorrow...

[baranduyn.livejournal.com]

Balance is the trickiest thing ever, next to ice skating.

Yeah, when you realize you're doing things because 'people' think you should instead of YOU thinking you should...well, that's a mighty, mighty day.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

ice skating is evil, it's hard and you fall over and it's cold and you look less than stylish

Give me balance any day.

Yup, doing what others think I should be doing and I think i should be doing but not what I want to do

[being-here.livejournal.com]

Heh. Did that for a while, didn't enjoy it. Stopped.

How is the work part of the whole balance going?

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

good plan.

Work is... odd. I am a lot happier about it partly because we've outsourced some of the work and got in some locums - we're nearly in the clear.

But mainly because of a change in attitude on my part - all this? It's REALLY not my problem. If the firm folds it's not my fault and there's nothing I could do to fix it and if future employers bitch at me because of it I probably don't want to work with them. It was bad. It still is rather bad - but it's not MY bad and it's NOT my duty to perform miracles or kill myself to fix it so I'm just going to chill and let the powers that be take what action they deem necessary.

I panic about politics, stress over a range of causes and do all I can for my clients - but THIS is not my fight and something I am not responsible for - a nice, peaceful thought

[home-of-usher.livejournal.com]

yay! reams!


that's all I can think of to say. I have a cold and am quite doped up on nyquil.

yay!

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

Reams and Reams!!!!

yay for psychodelic cold medicine!