Stress

[cjsmith]

Overwhelmed. Overwhelmed. Overwhelmed. Deer in headlights. Mind running in frantic little circles. Failing to do even the simplest useful thing.

I hate this.

Deep breath. Time to list what I've done right today:
- Remembered to bring a bunch of crap in to work (stuff that's been waiting to come in for days).
- Made sure to talk to architect about New Feature that landed on my plate last night.
- Went to bookstore and to library at lunch to look for reference book to help with New Feature. (Didn't find a copy at either place, though.)
- Even got LUNCH at lunch.
- Wrote list of things-we've-tested for meeting. Wasn't needed, but I wrote it & was ready.
- Found some old demo code that will help build New Feature.
- Figured out a workaround that fixes a key test application we need. (For days it has been crashing immediately upon start.)
- Failed to take ANYBODY'S head off. Didn't even bring an axe to work.

That may be about it.

Comments

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, the shoulders! That's where I knot up too. I need a shoulders-cannot-scrunch-up brace.

Last night I went to a friend's house and played with a truly adorable kitten. Then I came home and had a glass of wine. Both of those helped.

Preaching's fine. I need the reminders sometimes. Thanks both for that AND for the hugs!

[wooddragon.livejournal.com]

Playing with a kitten! That sounds like an EXCELLENT way to de-stress! Yay, you!

In other news, if you ever find a way to separate the job from the life (and the job self-esteem from the life self-esteem), sell a book and make a bazillion dollars. I'd buy it.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I am so glad there are kittens on this earth.

I'd buy a "you are not your job" book too. If a book truly could change that mental pattern, it'd be worth a whole lot.