Sounds delicious. I want to have tea with you!
Here's my random confession: I am overwhelmed. For months I have been struggling at work -- missing deadlines, making errors in my writing, falling behind on projects. I also have been coming to terms with my super active 2-year-old daughter. I love her so much, but she demands so much of my attention that it's made work-at-home days (Mondays and Fridays) so difficult.
Things came to a head with my boss today when she asked why I've been late to work this week. I tried to hold back, the tears started flowing. Thankfully my boss was gracious about it and the conversation that followed was very much needed. She said that she felt I was "suffering in silence." And that we needed to come up with a plan to stabilize my things at work.
Then it sort of hit me. I am so used to being the person who can come up with ideas, the person who saves others, that it was tough to be in a position to say. "I need help. I am not doing well." I always thought that success meant constantly striving for the next big thing and I feel that really hurt me cause I think it made me avoid the fact that it's challenging to balance all the different roles in my life. Sometimes, my friends, MAINTAINING excellence is just as hard as increasing it. And I couldn't move forward on stabilizing myself until I realize that I need to stop, take a step back and work on what is in front of me instead of always trying to prove that I can do it all.
You guys have been great about sharing your experiences that I wanted to, finally, show that I too am human and appreciate the support -- be it words, hugs, or cute emoticons.
how you incorporated your favorite Olympic eligible skaters in it!
