The Powers That Be

Working in mental health for so many years I have come to appreciate the power nature has over our personalities and behaviors. I could always tell when it was a full moon because I would leave work exhausted and usually with a pretty killer story (that I can't even share). Oddly enough, although I have spent so much time bearing witness to this power, it never actually occurred to me that I could effected as well. But life quickly showed me this week that although I was told daily by my parents growing up that I  was "perfect" and special, these qualities do not make you immune to the powers of nature.

So basically my week went a little like this:

I arrived in Edmonton Monday afternoon for training, shopping and abducting one of my girls from her in-laws for a girls night at the movies. Monday actually went very smoothly. I spent the gift cards my baby sister sent for  Christmas:

Met up with co-workers for drinks and had a great laugh

Then called it an early night... well for us anyway.

But come Tuesday, I was like a whole other person... Food tasted off, I really didn't want to be around my coworkers, and everything except rescuing my girl seemed like HUGE TASK. So thanks A for taking the time to laugh and cry at We Bought a Zoo and for letting me snuggle your baby girl (she is getting so BIG!!!)

http://www.onlinemovieshut.com/online-movies/we-bought-a-zoo-poster

Then Wednesday came, training should have come with ASIST workers to help us move through the pain that was Day 2 of "Working towards Permanency".  My usual 5 minute commute including a stop at Starbucks was turned into a 45 minute commute (which country life has made me so not used to anymore) and my 1 1/2 hour drive home took almost 4 hours!!! So I hit the hay by 9 and called in late for the next day.

Getting back in the office Thursday was nice my office mate cheered my up, and getting back into the gym was a huge help as well, even if I was the biggest Space Cadet of life that day. And finally Friday arrived and the day just flew by! So much work I didn't have time to be negative and by the end of the day I was ready to just chillax and recuperate over the weekend.

Anyway needless to say I had a rough week and I choose to blame the Moon and my denial about still being sick. I am sentencing myself to my room for the weekend so I can take on Monday with my usual sunny disposition and make amends with those I am sitting with for the next month and a half.

Cheers!

CN

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