I got up and walked my mile-and-a-third first thing this morning. Where's this energy and determination on weekdays?

I got up early and took Bubba to the vet, but it's raining and cold and I have a headache so I think I am going back to bed.

Where's this energy and determination on weekdays?

warm in bed.

I am far happier doing morning workouts on days when I can sleep til 7 AM instead of having to get up at 5:30 AM.

Slept in seriously this morning. I was out with my folks last night, met the movers, made them dinner, and then got into an argument with my mother, who refuses to make ANY decisions about stuff and wants to bring everything she owns from her 1100sf apartment to the new 550sf apartment. Oh, and she claimed that my poor father, who has given her beautiful jewelry for every birthday for the last thirty years, has never given her anything.

At which point I walked out and went home and started mixing myself a Pisco sour, but Javachik texted me and instead we went out for drinks and that was better (if more alcoholic) than me sitting stewing in front of the television.

But dear god, I don't know how I'm going to get anything done in the next week, if the woman continues to refuse to make any decisions, or allow us to do so.

I don't know what level her executive function is at, but she may really not be able to make decisions, so you'll have to work around her.

I made my new coffee table! And it's great! Smaller in all dimensions than my old one, PLUS drawers to hide stuff in, AND it looks like decent furniture. I think I'm just going to put my old one out in the alley, maybe put a free note on Craigslist, but seriously, it's an Ikea Lack table I've had for ten years, so it's not worth anything.

I don't know what level her executive function is at, but she may really not be able to make decisions, so you'll have to work around her.

Which would be easier if she would LET US. But instead it's all paranoia and rage.

The only way I can think of is to get her out of the house completely, in which case I might as well wait until Friday, and go back to work on Monday & Tuesday...

x-posted from Bitches, as I'm really having a hard time with this right now:

I could really use some ~ma this weekend. I discovered that one of my former co-workers had NOT done some things she said she would do before leaving the firm. She had been under a lot of stress (family issues) before she left, and probably let things slide, lost track of things, etc. due to that and her short-time status.

To make a long story short, I was taking her word on it that things were getting done, and didn't do a more thorough follow-up check. I had a lot of other work to do myself, but her work impacts one of my projects and therefore I feel more than a little responsible. Yeah, I'm beating myself up a bit. Edit: Make that a lot.

I need to talk to my boss about this, but I don't know if he'll be in Monday or Tuesday, as he had shoulder surgery last week and wasn't sure if he'd be recovered in time to come in. I know how I'll approach the conversation, but I just want to get it over with. I'll probably get dinged somewhat on my annual review, but I do have a plan for how to address the issue in terms of both cleanup and prevention.

Where could use the ~ma is in getting my brain to quiet down so that I can stop worrying at this over the weekend (and possibly even over the holiday weekend). I didn't sleep much last night thanks to this.

Ugh, Anne. I know that feeling and it is no fun. I hope you can get some relaxation this weekend anyway.

Thank you, Brenda.

The only way I can think of is to get her out of the house completely, in which case I might as well wait until Friday, and go back to work on Monday & Tuesday...

Honestly, that might be worthwhile.

Ugh, Anne. I'm sure you'll handle it fine. Have you written stuff out? Like, if you write down what you want to say to your boss in the conversation (whenever it happens), will that help you put it aside for now?

Good luck and much work- and sleeping-ma, Anne.

Here's something that might cheer you up: [link]

HEH.