funkalicious
After such a good weekend in Durham, I’ve been in a terrible funk this week. My IT band was bothering me earlier this week so I decided to take a couple days off with some intense icing (and less intense stretching…I’m so bad with that!). As a result, I haven’t run since Saturday…better safe than sorry, right? The last thing I need is to take a month off of training for Boston! I’ll hopefully get back out there tomorrow.
Okay, I said all that and the truth is I don’t really even feel like running. I’ve been having AMAZING runs and I love running and now I’m just like…eh, whatever. This needs to stop.
sleep/work
As a result of this funk (or something…), I’ve been sleeping like crazy. Both yesterday and today I woke up at 11…and by “woke up,” I actually mean, “dragged myself out of bed.” And then I drink coffee and stare at my computer and don’t do anything productive until I have to go to work. And then I’m kind of in a haze at work. I usually can put on a good, happy front for my patients but this week I’m not even in a joking mood.
Granted, the Wednesday sleep in was a result of being asked to stay until 3am to help out at work…basically I turned people and ran labs down to the lab and cleaned people…easy extra money, but three in the morning is three in the morning! I got home around four-ish sooo no wonder I slept so late! Since I woke up around nine the previous morning, I was definitely a little out of it around 2:30 and was glad that I didn’t have a patient assignment of my own. That being said, I could totally go for twelve hour shifts…four days off? Yes, please!
In other news, I got pulled to the intensive care unit for four hours yesterday. I actually started tearing up when they told me that’s where I was going. It’s not even that bad since they usually give you the easy patients who probably don’t even need to be in the ICU, but I’ve only been there once and I don’t know anyone and I was terrified. But it ended up being fine and I was actually kind of bored. (I didn’t just say that!)
I haven’t complained about my job on here too much lately…Hopefully you haven’t gotten the impression that it’s gotten better because it certainly hasn’t, but I’m trying to contain myself a little. Not sure it’s going so well…
SNOW
It’s snowing again here in Pennsylvania. We’re supposed to get another 12-18 inches (??), but it doesn’t look like it is sticking to the roads, just adding to the snow that we already have. I don’t think the temperature has dropped enough for the ground to be cold. I’m quite bummed since I was supposed to go to New York today for an interview for a certain organization I mentioned earlier in the year. I decided against it because I didn’t want to be stuck on the roads (or the side of the road)…I called and left a message early this morning and emailed them twice so hopefully they don’t think I’m ditching. I’m stressed about it. And about life. And I’m absolutely sick of the snow.
on the positive side
I did massive amounts of laundry this weekend. DONE. Except I already have more to do…don’t you hate how that works?? It’s like cleaning the bathroom…it’s CLEAN for no longer than a day.
I suppose I should eat something and get ready for work…I’m not even that hungry. Who am I??
Gosh, I feel like I can relate to almost everything you just wrote. I get in those funks sometimes too and they’re the pits, but I guess it’s just some cyclical thing we go through to get ourselves back on track, at least that’s what I tell myself! Once I get back out there I feel great and refreshed. This snow is bothersome and I’m so over it!
My kitchen is your laundry and bathroom. I can never get it clean.
I think my whole apartment is like that. I clean it and it is dirty again the next day. I have no idea how this happens either because I am one of the cleanest people on the face of the planet.
I hope you get out of your funk soon girl! Cheer up!!
I was in a funk all week. Sad, tired, and just wishing each day to be over. But yesterday I felt better, today is great and I hope you feel better too!
Maybe you’re just feeling a little burned out from work and running and everything. I get into funks sometimes and it’s kind of my cue that I need to take a step back, get some more sleep, maybe back off running if I need to for a day or two before I start to feel better again.
Ugh, I’m sorry about the funk and work troubles. It made me sad/amused that you said “Hopefully, you haven’t gotten the impression that it’s gotten better.” So sad!
Laundry is my favorite chore It’s so gratifying when it’s all done.