Yesterday a busy few weeks (months really) and weekends caught up with me.
I'd had a headache all day and then it got to around 5 in the afternoon and I started to feel flu like, cold and shivery. When my wife got back I went to bed and got up again at 8.00 to help put the kids to bed feeling a little better, I then had my first night in front of the TV in months, like zombie!
I'm my own worst enemy sometimes and I know I do the same every year. With the light nights I stay out until 10.30 every night trying to get things done and we get up around 6.30, it makes for a long day. I've also been working Saturdays and Sundays to try and get through some of my paying jobs and catch up with my work, sometimes your body just lets you know when it's too much! And that's what it did last night, I crashed into bed and caught up on some much needed rest but this morning I feel great and ready to face the world again!
Will I learn from this?
Probably not!
Lets go again! Bring on 10.30!
Glad you're OK Kev, I thought you might be sickening for flu or something. I know what you mean though, light nights and all that, too good to waste the time, winter's long enough!
ReplyDeleteIt felt like that to start with but in my head I knew what it was!
Deleteburning the candle at both ends if you dont care of yourself you will suffer a big burn out then the family has to carry on without you now that wouldnt be fair would it, its not the end of the world if you finish your days earlier and have some R & R time :-)
ReplyDeleteIt's not but it's something I've always struggled to do! I can rest when I'm older!
DeleteGlad you recovered so fast Kev.
ReplyDeleteCheers Leisha, I was surprised how quickly I felt better to be honest. Sometimes we all need to stop.
DeleteIt's just these long light days isn't it.
ReplyDeleteI find I'm out of bed early whizzing round doing all the jobs and then I come in for a coffee and breakfast and find it's still only 9ish, so once replenished I'm out and about again. It's great for getting the jobs done, but when you find yourself sitting down for tea at 9pm and then watching a bit of tele suddenly it's midnight and you're still sat there.
Like you, by weekend I feel like a zombie!!
Trouble is I go off to work the weekend! I'm never great at getting up but I can stay up working all night if I have to.
Deleteour house project started and i have to get out hours before the workmen arrive so teddy can have her garden time before they start. the last two days i have felt jet lagged adjusting to my new time zone!
ReplyDeleteSounds horrible! I'm no good in the mornings, never have been. I had a job where I had to commute an hour into work work and start at 7 for a year, I still didn't get used to it then!
DeleteTake a break, guy. You don't need to be found face down in the weeds some day. You're too young.
ReplyDeleteThat's the trouble Harry there are too many weeds to fall down in!
DeleteI won't even say you need to not over work etc. etc. I will go till I drop as well. Besides I think its a personality trait, its either how your made up or not. Glad your feeling ready to go again!
ReplyDeleteGlad your the same as me there! I was brought up like it so I doubt I'll change any time soon!
DeleteI'm always being told to slow down, but how can you rest when you look out of the window to see all that needs to be done?
ReplyDeleteIf I gave any advice (meaning I am just about to) it is not to work yourself up about everything being perfect and "just so" now that IS tiring. Good enough will do.
Gill
I'm trying to get everything to "good enough" and it's still a long way off! Thats the trouble! Glad I'm not the only one being told to slow down!
DeleteKev......12 hours with the box set of the walking dead and 5 scotch eggs
ReplyDeleteTat will sort u
5 scotch eggs would also mean I'd never need the toilet again! We've got season four to watch as we're so far behind with it!
DeleteGlad you feel better for your catch-up time......we are the same...work until our bodies say 'enough'! Will any of us learn to pace ourselves.....probably not!!!
ReplyDeleteRetired here...thank heavens! Or so I thought. Now I have to wonder how I ever found time to work full time and raise seven children all 13, 14 and 15 months apart..and the last one when I thought I was finally done, five years apart. My body never warned me. Yep..I never learned..and now it's almost over! :) Take care and listen to your body..I think I just plugged my ears! Now I'm paying!!
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