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in which fate and i throw down
By heather | February 24, 2009
Hello little blog.
I’ve missed you.
But see, this year has just been one thing after another. After my good start resolution to work less, I got slammed with writing a proposal that took me from 40 hours a week to 60.
“Ha ha ha”, said Fate.
Then more drama when my grandma died. Last week, my grandpa died. That buffer zone from childhood to adulthood that’s padded by grandparents is gone, and in little more than a month I’ve been shoved front and center into confronting this new, sucky reality.
“See those wrinkles? And those kids? They’re yours! What are you going to do about them?” said Fate.
I haven’t worked out, I’m not eating better, I’m neglecting both online and real life friends.
“Fatty fatty two by four,” said Fate. “Have a cookie. Or a 5lb bag of pierogies from Costco.” (Oh no wait, that last one was Brett being somewhat unsupportive in my quest to get all of us to eat healthier. Just because he has skinny genes. And jeans.)
My two-year-old informs me when I do things like burn toast (“Toes banging!”) and when the baby is crying (“Em Kate cayenne!”) and really all I can do is shake my head and say, “I know. I know.”
In short, my carefully organized juggling act has gone to shit and I’m just trying to get my head above the water line.
There have been so many posts I started in my head, but guess what else? New policy – no posting to personal blogs at work. The thing is, I know that most of the tech people sit around with thumbs firmly inserted in thier noses (You thought I was going to say asses didn’t you? I was.) and the fact that my blog is hosted on it’s own server means i could *probably* get away with it.
But after Fate has bitch slapped and turned me over so far this year, I shan’t tempt her.
The most comical part of all this is the women’s professional development forum I’ve started attending. Tomorrow’s topic is…wait for it…WORK LIFE BALANCE!
Did you know that life isn’t just about family and work, that there are actually EIGHT areas that you can royally fuck up? You can also neglect things like recreation, spirituality, health, and community service! Awesome! Ha ha! Ha HA HAAAHH!
Ah well. 2009 is off to a roaring start.
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February 25th, 2009 at 12:51 am
Oh, I’m so sorry for the loss of your grandparents. What a shock to lose two family members in such a short time.
As for the life juggling, you really are doing a lot. I can hardly imagine fitting in even 40 hours of a job with a toddler and a baby. I can barely swing a part-time job, and I’m behind in that as it is. And then to have a 60 hour work week? Egads. I don’t even usually say “egads.”
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February 25th, 2009 at 8:17 am
You are still the epitome of the duck, cool calm and collected on time despite paddling like hell down below!
Women’s professional development forum? I’m thoroughly intrigued! How’d you find it?
February 25th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Fate and Murphy are married and often conspire against us.
The WPDF sounds inspiring, but it also sounds like it could be another ploy by Fate to make you feel more inadequate. Don’t feel like you’re the only non-Martha Stewart type in there…all the ladies will be feeling the same way. In order to be able to do everything she lists WELL you’d have to thrive on getting about three hours of sleep. Yuck. Boy, I’m Debbie Downer, it may turn out to be the answer to your dilemmas and you’ll walk away with great organization skills.
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February 25th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
What a rough time. It’s a lot all at once.
HA! About work-life balance. Whatever. I hope things start chilling for you.
But, you still have your sense of humor which is a very good sign.
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February 25th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
I’d love to attend the Life Balance workshop, but I don’t seem to have any time.
Oh yeah, I have 15 min.s between kids’ bedtime and mine–But that’s when I update my facebook page. Priorities, people!
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February 26th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Yay you’re back! I missed your blogginess too. Man that sounds like a helluva month. So sorry to hear about your Grandfather.
Yeah that work life balance thing, such an ambivilant bitch. Can only hope things mellow out for you soon.
(I type all my potential posts in email so if I’m at work and anyone sees me it just looks like I’m emailing. not like you’d do anything so sneaky as me though..)
February 26th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Wow… what a whole lot on your plate to deal with. Just do things as they come and pace yourself. You dont have to be super mom babe.
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March 20th, 2009 at 5:51 am
Some times I think the whole live is a drama. I’m so sorry that your grandparents died during such a narrow time but I hope you overcome this sad time very soon. The world isn’t the same to me since it happened to me six years ago, too. It opened my mind in a direction that shows me that life isn’t endless. It was a huge change in reality to my at that time but life goes on, hope you find your way