TL Log #1
"TL" is terminal leave (or transition leave, as it is now formally called).
It's been a week now...and it hasn't been all that good of one. I have done/accomplished absolutely nothing. Which would have been okay if that was what I wanted to do, but there were at least a few things I had wanted to accomplish this week, and I haven't done any of them, mainly because I've felt rotten all week,
The first day I took Jodeo and Tobey to a JRTCA dog show. Ended up being frustrating, although I should have expected it, as I hadn't stripped their coats, nor done any showring training. Plus it rained.
Sunday I had a splitting headache all day, which at first I thought was just from the stress of the last week, but then my period started. So Sunday & Monday were crampy and headachey.
Then I started getting a sore throat in the mornings, and generally feeling cruddy. The sore throat has worsened all week, staying sore all day and expanding into earaches; and then I'm not sleeping well at night, so I feel my worse first thing in the morning, which doesn't get me excited for doing much. Like maybe writing more interesting posts than whining?
So I've been vegging in front of the tv, and playing lots of computer games, and piddling around at other stuff, and just generally sloughing off and feeling sorry for myself. The one really bright note of the week was spending a couple hours with Caitlin last night, showing her how to put up the tent (for Bonnaroo) and just talking.
Ah, well. I'll try to get better at this. Plus hopefully get back in the habit of writing regular posts again.
It's been a week now...and it hasn't been all that good of one. I have done/accomplished absolutely nothing. Which would have been okay if that was what I wanted to do, but there were at least a few things I had wanted to accomplish this week, and I haven't done any of them, mainly because I've felt rotten all week,
The first day I took Jodeo and Tobey to a JRTCA dog show. Ended up being frustrating, although I should have expected it, as I hadn't stripped their coats, nor done any showring training. Plus it rained.
Sunday I had a splitting headache all day, which at first I thought was just from the stress of the last week, but then my period started. So Sunday & Monday were crampy and headachey.
Then I started getting a sore throat in the mornings, and generally feeling cruddy. The sore throat has worsened all week, staying sore all day and expanding into earaches; and then I'm not sleeping well at night, so I feel my worse first thing in the morning, which doesn't get me excited for doing much. Like maybe writing more interesting posts than whining?
So I've been vegging in front of the tv, and playing lots of computer games, and piddling around at other stuff, and just generally sloughing off and feeling sorry for myself. The one really bright note of the week was spending a couple hours with Caitlin last night, showing her how to put up the tent (for Bonnaroo) and just talking.
Ah, well. I'll try to get better at this. Plus hopefully get back in the habit of writing regular posts again.
posted by Zookeeper | 6:59 PM
2 Comments:
Really, if you can't whine on your own blog where/when can you? Have at it!
Do you find retirement to be unsettling? You make no mention of the emotional aspect at all!
I've been sick lately, too. I take it as a real insult when my body cannot even stay well in the warmer months.
K
Emotionally unsettling?!!?? Well, yes, rather. That's one reason I hadn't posted lately. Though, actually I was doing pretty good up until about the last week. Then I had an anxiety dream or two, and the last few days both before and after my last work day I was stressing big time. Although still not as much I was anticipating -- but I hated the office I was in the last two years, so was looking forward to leaving it. That really colored my last weeks. I went with a small ceremony, and when it happened I regretted not inviting more people, making more of it.
However, it still seems so unreal...one friend said the first week or so was going to seem like leave, and then it would really hit sometime second week that it was over.
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