It seems like I can't focus lately. I blame it on the whole being pregnant thing, but there's more to it than that. I was talking to my husband about it last night and he thinks it's my weird work schedule.
You see, with my job it seems that I get absolutely no work for the first two weeks of the month and then I get dumped on with impossible deadlines and a ton of work. That persists through the end of the month and then... back to nothing. So in the beginning I'm bored and looking for extra jobs. At the end of the month I'm out of my mind busy and basically fried.
It seems like spacing the work out better would help, but I have zero control over that. You see, I am a freelance writer. So, the way I imagine things going down, in the beginning of the month my editor is being told to save money. Avoid hiring out jobs. Do work yourself.
Which he doesn't do.
Then, at the end of the month he goes in with a panic saying oh no, if we don't hire out jobs we won't meet the deadlines. So then he starts dishing out work he has known about forever, but with ridiculously short deadlines.
It's really not that awesome. It leads to burn out... and I just have to get through another week before I can rest for 1-2 weeks and recuperate... I can do this. I will do this. Focus.
I just recently found your blog from a random Google search and I just wanted to let you know you remind me of home. I know that may sound creepy, but it's not trust me! :) I recently moved to Texas from Connecticut and it's far different down here than New England, which I miss it more and more every day! Reading the life and thoughts of a fellow NE'er is comforting.
ReplyDeleteI hope your pregnancy goes well! :) Hope to see more of your fun entries.
Thanks for reading! What made you move to TX?
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