Apparently I'm not so good at the whole "posting more than once a month" thing, but that seems to fall in with the common thread of this summer. It's been a serious test of endurance and I always feel like I'm one step behind where I need to be. It's hard to complain sometimes, because between all of the friends' weddings-related activities, the welcome home parties, the party parties and the family get-togethers, I feel like I've gotten to see all of my loved ones more than I've had an opportunity to over the past couple of years. Still, between all of that and moving back home, trying to coordinate a move to Pittsburgh, trying to find a new job, and starting a Master's program (all while trying to squeeze a little money out of my minimum-wage jobs...), I'm left feeling just slightly depleted of any sort of life force.
I noticed the other day that one of my main stress-related problems might be my natural inclination to multi-task. I even do it when I'm not trying-- I'll be in bed, or in the shower, and I have 8 million things running through my head that I need to get done. Then I inevitably end up in a mini-frenzy, trying to do them all at once. It really hit me the other day just how much this approach is affecting me. The smallest things set me off now and reduce me to a puddle, and really, who wants to be like that? I decided that I need to start consciously reminding myself to slow down and only do one thing at a time, as much as possible. It's actually been working pretty well during the past couple of days. When I find myself starting to get overwhelmed, I just think about one thing on my list of things to do and I concentrate on getting that done. It's harder than I thought it would be; my mind keeps wanting to wander on to the next thing, but I force it back.
And now that I've finally updated the blog, it's on to the next thing. Not the next five...just one.
28 August 2007
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