Life happens. It is constantly changing and shifting. And if that weren’t enough, for the most part we all have companion birds and other carbon-based life forms to look after. We all end up with bumps in the road. And the reason I did another disappearing act from this blog was because I had to get some stuff in my life straightened out. I felt dreadful for a few months and my Doctor couldn’t figure it out. Until he figured it out.
Suffice it to say, the last two years of my life was an incredible grind of a LOT of work and I can safely say, it ground me down to the point where I needed to unplug a few things so I could get back on track.
Time Magazine did an article a while back about the work schedules of Wall Street and found that working 120 hours a week isn’t healthy. Really? Yes, Wall Street figured out that people in their mid-30’s really shouldn’t be dying of heart attacks and other maladies normally attributed to the older generation.
Can you work yourself to death? I don’t know, but my physical self put a screeching halt to it long before I found out. Because of this I had to put myself in a timeout and get my health together before I took a dirt nap.
So I went to my Doctor after some really hideous spells of feeling like I’d been run over by a truck every day and figured a few things out. I’m also on some really stellar vitamins including the elusive Vitamin K-2 and I took some time off of writing anything.
It took about four months to pull it together, but I’m back to feeling “normal-ish” and I can get more done than just taking care of my birds and hoping to God that I would simply come down with the flu and get it over with instead of feeling like I was coming down with it every day and never even spiking a fever.
Feeling the strain of slowing down isn’t fun. It isn’t easy. And it isn’t for young people. They probably won’t like it any better than I do when their turn comes. It takes experience to handle aging.
I now know what “too much” is. And I know when to say, “When.”
And now back to my normally scheduled programming of taking care of my Greys and living life instead of working a 16 hours day and feeling as though I’d never have enough time to finish everything I needed to get done.
February 18, 2017 at 12:38 pm
Glad you’re back and feeling better!
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February 18, 2017 at 2:25 pm
You were missed…glad you got better
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February 18, 2017 at 11:07 pm
I was cleaning up around the bird cages recently and thought of you. Wondered where you’d gotten too and hoped you were well. Self care is one of the hardest lessons to learn but one of the most important. I am always a work in progress! Glad you are feeling better and are back to writing.
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February 19, 2017 at 6:22 am
My Grey “Koosi” and I are so glad to see that you back! And happy that you are feeling better!
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February 19, 2017 at 9:50 pm
Welcome back.
Please don’t feel you have to push out something every single deadline. Why do you think they call it a deadline?
Whoever you answer to should understand your ideas & stories come from the heart.
I’m happy to just read what you’ve written.
Honestly, my life is so crazy, it’s easier to keep up with you if you write less often. I won’t feel guilty about missing an article.
Life is too short to stress out over something you’re supposed to love doing.
Breathe.
Laura Rutkowski
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February 22, 2017 at 9:46 am
Glad to hear things are getting better for you, Patricia, and glad that you are blogging again. Praying for you!
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February 22, 2017 at 1:07 pm
Glad your back. As an old single lady of 55 working full time shifts in the public hosp. I totally identify with the problem. My the power be with us !!!!
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