Saturday 10 October 2015

Life happens

Life has been rather busy of late and as always the blogging gets pushed to the bottom of the 'to do' list.   So much so I have been wondering if I should give up altogether with it but if I do I know  I shall regret it, so instead I make a promise to myself to try harder - sounds like a school report. 
 
It has been a week of things coming to a head in my little world and the stark realisation that I need to sit down and take stock of things and get my act together once and for all. 
There have been changes going on at work that has put a lot of extra work and stress on our Area Manager and us Team Leaders and as a result of this it has a knock on effect as with any job when undergoing changes - so tension and moods are somewhat high in the office.  Plus I have found myself becoming more and more impatient with people at work and those I come into contact with (thankfully not my family) which is not good.  As I think I have said before I actually feel the changes will be for the better - at least we are now governed by a company who want to make our department a success as a pose to doing away with it!! Admittedly the down side is they view us as a  business not a service - which in our line of work is not necessarily a good thing. 
 
As well as all that going on I have had a couple of health scares/issues - nothing major in the grand scale of life but never the less unsettling for myself and Mick.  Then there was the rude awakening of taking the recycling out one evening and tut tut-ing at the amount of bottles in the box - then realising that the majority were mine (how do I know because I am the white wine drinker in the house!!!)  I counted them up and realised just how much I was drinking in a week - even worse when I realise I drink it because I enjoy it so much and acknowledged that the craving for a glass of wine was becoming more and more frequent during the day and not just after 7pm.  In the past I have always been able to stop for weeks on end but right now I am ashamed to say it is a battle to go without a glass/bottle. 
The last course I am doing has gone pear shaped as well, due to one of my learners going AWOL and would appear to have decided not to complete her course which in turns means I cannot complete my course - so all the work I have put in to it has been wasted.  My tutors are looking into it to see if there is a way around it but it is not looking overly hopeful.  They have asked me to complete my learner statement any way - which I am struggling with mainly because of the knowledge that although I can do it - there probably isn't much point in it!!!

Well if you have read this far - thank you.  I guess the quote below says it all - it is one I believe in and hopefully at some point in the future I will know why the last few months have happened and what I have learnt from them - other than I like wine too much lol.


 

6 comments:

  1. Hi Karen, we all get those periods when life gets in the way of all the other things, no shame in that, it simply can't be helped. I am (I think) coming to the end of a barren period, blogwise, life hit me with a couple of bad blows earlier this year which left me with no inclination to join in with any social media or contact with friends, but you do eventually get through it. Don't stop blogging, it doesn't matter if you dont do it for weeks, but there will come a time when you feel more like it. Chin up, we've all been there. x x x

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    1. Thank you Joy, I appreciate your words. I am glad to hear you are getting through your bad patch as well. Xx

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  2. I agree with Joy ... don't stop blogging, just do it whenever you can or whenever you want to. Your life sounds very stressful at present so maybe that's adding to the craving for wine! It's difficult when you are in the middle of a bad patch like this to take a step back and see the issues and the way forward, and there isn't really anything advice I can offer, except to say that life will move on and opportunities will present themselves to you. At some stage, you'll look back and realise that you've got through it. I hope it is just round the corner for you. xx

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    1. Thank you Eileen for those words, in my heart I know both you and Joy are right. xx

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  3. Such is life, sorry about the health scares though that is not nice. I struggle to keep up with blogging and my diary is the only one I manage to keep up with properly but it takes an effort. Please don't give up. Rather a few than non at all. We have decided that we only drink Fri, Sat & Sun unless we go out or have visitors. Not always easy but it is mostly working! Keep well please and take care Diane xx

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    1. Thank you Diane, greatly appreciate your comment. You take care as well. xx

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