I've been getting nauseous and giddy more often lately, and more prone to migraines. The temperature fluctuations nowadays are hard to deal with.
Juggling org work and contracted work these days. I updated my calendar yesterday, and starting this weekend I might have to be of the house almost every day until the end of the month. As someone who's got symptoms almost 24/7 and who doesn't have much of a social battery, it's daunting, and I hope I have days to rest
The work I dread is wrapping up soon. I'll be able to focus on the other job I have a few more months at, and with resuming further studies and projects. What a relief.
Expecting strong winds and rain the coming days. I dread my work deadline more. Weird priorities, huh.
Rough day at work yesterday afternoon. I may be less resentful about the workload now, but I still don't get along with one of the people there. Heavy-handed when telling me off, won't let me explain my side, gives the cold-shoulder treatment the rest of the time. Contractual work is temporary, bad vibes... last much longer.
Today I wanted to work on the static site, but I've been interrupted a lot in the morning and afternoon. I settled on reading while the rest of the family is up and about. (I picked up Creativity by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi again. I restarted with the introduction, about reading personal accounts of creative workers with more context rather than dismissing them outright.) Then I'll start fiddling with pages when they're asleep.
I spent today learning how static site generators work. I'm trying to figure out how to run a site using Jekyll, and racking my brains reviewing command prompt, which I haven't needed to use since high school but am willing to relearn now.
About the side job I said I felt resentful with, my co-workers reached out to me to give feedback, and offered to switch tasks for the time being. That arrangement allows me to work on a task I'm more familiar with, while watching from them how to do the thing I was stuck with previously. I'm really glad for the leeway.
And now to do that other work I said I was dreading, which I need to present tomorrow night @_@
I'm back from a work trip. Got feedback and ideas for the future, sunburn from walking outdoors a lot, and puffy eyes from drinking more than I usually do (almost none) at socials night.
For the rest of the week, I need to confront the other work I'm up to: one that I dread, and the other in which I feel continually incompetent and towards which I feel rather resentful. Sigh. I just have to get those over with, and resolve to choose my tasks more carefully next time.
Last weekend, I did make the foccacia like I planned. The result was chewy and aromatic bread. I have leftover flour but ran out of yeast, so I might make noodles by hand within the week.
First journal entry! I hope I can stick to updating this webpage.
I spent this morning doing two days worth of work in two hours. Why am I always like this, putting things off until an arbitrary deadline for myself. I spent the rest of the day outlining a report, wrapping up work for the week, and reading.
I have some fresh rosemary in the fridge that I'd like to make foccacia with. I'll get to it tomorrow. I also have a list of drink recipes I'd like to try making at home, mostly tea lattes and drinks with homemade syrups. I'll buy those syrup ingredients when I've used up the tea we already have at home.
