Articles by mgedwards

When work feels like heaven

I never thought that work could be so good.  I haven’t had a chance to sit down in peace and quiet and work here at home for four uninterrupted hours for as long as I can remember.  I didn’t do much more than work, but I can’t remember when working was such a pleasant thing to do.  After a late night in the office on Monday, a representational event last Tuesday night, an open house at my son’s school on Wednesday night, an official visit on Thursday night and Friday, and a large goodbye barbeque last night for good friends who will soon leave the country — spending a few hours tonight with peace, quiet, and no interruptions felt like heaven.  Even if I was only working.  Never underestimate those precious moments that pass by so quickly.

So many choices

Have you ever had a long day where you were faced with a myriad of choices but could only choose one or two of them?  What would you choose to do?  If you were tired, would you go to sleep if you knew you had work to do?  Would you do the work or skip it and do it later?  If you had many tasks to do, which one(s) would you choose to do? 
 
I faced that choice tonight, as I often do.  I felt tired after another long day at the office and wanted to go to sleep early tonight.  It’s only Monday, and I have a long week ahead of me.  But I knew I needed to pay some bills tonight and research my next assignment.  So I pushed aside the drowsiness and went to work, spending another three hours in front of the computer.  My body would have preferred to rest, but here I am.  I finished the work I needed to do tonight and sneaked in a little personal time here blogging my thoughts for the day.  It may not be sleep, but at least it’s not work.

Checking in Again

Dear Reader, I was away in July for awhile.  My family and I traveled to Rio de Janeiro and Manaus (in the Amazon Basin), Brazil for a little over a week.  Work has also been ridiculously busy.  I’ve been working something like 70 hours per week now.  I made a conscious effort to slow down this weekend and breathe a little bit.  One of my goals was to go through all the photos I took on our Brazil trip and post some here for your to view, but I didn’t have time (as usual).  I thought I would write a bit tonight and get to work tomorrow or as soon as possible.  More to come…