Why is it so hard to go back to the office after a long weekend at home? I wanted to take another day off from work and stay home, today! Instead, I got dressed and went to the office and managed to have a fairly productive day. For me, the hardest part of going to work is getting myself out of the house, in the morning! Once I am in the car, on my way to the office, I am fine! And when I get to the office, I enjoy myself, especially since I am no longer freezing at my desk!
After I came home, I had a cup of coffee, watered the house plants, brought in the trash cans, checked the mail and the grocery ads (turkeys on sale for $.47/lb. with minimum purchase of $20 worth of other items at one store; $.48/lb with minimum purchase of $25 at another store), watched some TV and knitted. Later, I video chatted with daughter for a bit. That doesn't sound like a very productive evening, though, does it?
Today, I am grateful for:
- A sunny, warm day (high of 80F)
- A good drive to the office and back
- Not being cold in the office
- Video chatting with daughter
- Keeping in touch with friends and family
How was your Tuesday? When you have a long weekend or go on vacation, do you wish to extend your time off instead of going back to work in the morning?
Returning to work on a Monday after a weekend but more days off make going back even harder! Because of the days I work -Mon, Tue, We'd and how Christmas falls, it means that I can take 12 days off by using just one day of annual holiday. I stil won't want to go back though!
ReplyDeleteEloise, you get the award for most time off with the least amount of vacation/holiday time being taken! :) Do you have a deadline by when to take your annual holidays? Do you have to use it all by the end of the calendar year, for example, or can you carry it over to the next year?
DeleteNo one says that you have to be productive every minute. We all need some down time and besides, I bet you made good progress on your sweater.
ReplyDeleteVery true, Live and Learn. It's just that there are days when I feel I haven't done anything, usually because I didn't empty the dish drainer or put away the laundry! Never mind that I went to work and did a few other things.
DeleteI'm glad you enjoyed being at the office and that the arctic blast has been blocked from your work station.
ReplyDeleteThere's something about getting going, I don't work outside the home but when I go on a trip, that's when I feel like dragging my heels and almost wish I could just stay home and do all the things I am happy to leave behind! Once out on the road and better still, finally on a plane, I'm glad to be away.
I consider that watching TV or Netflix is not unproductive if I am knitting, even if I do pull it apart from time to time! A friend of mine agrees that she has to knit rather than just sit and watch something. After all, even Madam Desfarges had to knit while she watched the action at the guillotine! Oh dear, I wonder what she was making?
Good question, Bushlady! Isn't she supposed to have knitted the names of people she wanted to be killed?
DeleteI find myself dragging in the mornings; I'm sure it is because of my trouble going to sleep early. I am hoping that I can get into a better sleep pattern over the next few weeks.
I'm just thankful I don't have to go out to work, as we seem to get up really late recently. Of course we don't go to bed early or read late in bed, and then I don't always fall asleep for a while. Like you, we need a better sleep pattern!
DeleteMaybe it'll be something we'll both work on. I know I will have to turn off my computer a lot earlier!
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