Living Fully

It was a big day. I resolved a persistent work problem by going to a department I'd been having difficulties with and developed a shared understanding with my opposite number there. My knowledge of her area massively increased, she liked it, I liked it, and we left with an effective channel of communication which was all my own doing (which she said people in other departments didn't do). I made a decision about what I, my bosses and I needed and made it happen - if you'd have said a year ago that I was capable of that I'd have laughed until I was sick. I followed up the meeting with Sharon with lunch at Borough Market, where I was treated to this gentleman's wonky rendition of 'Stand By Me', but the coffee I had was superb, as was the food from Horn Ok Please. I then walked along the river back to work, where I charged through an abnormally high workload as far as the day needed (which meant a teensy bit after home time). 

These are transformative times for me. Not everyone understands why I'm feeling so run down right now, but I do. I'm not just changing more by the day, taking on more responsibilities and developing new approaches to my work, but I'm providing the support I used to expect (rightly or wrongly) from a line manager for myself. I don't mind taking that on at all - it's bleeding into my life outside of work as well - but it's also taking a toll on my energy levels. But even there the answer is clear - time for a day off.