Day 2 - 286 -- Stressing, Stressing

The weather was amazing today! It was sunny and very warm -- another summer feeling day. I managed to get out for a quick walk around the building this afternoon. I feel totally swamped and buried in paper and electronic files. Deadlines loom and some are past the day when I'd like to have things completed even though the final deadline hasn't appeared. Feeling stressed by the self-replicating piles of papers to read and grade reminded me of tribbles from Star Trek <grin>. One is moved and 10 more fall into that space.

I look around me and find that others look like I feel. Sadly, that doesn't make me feel much better -- sorry that others are as overwhelmed as I am. A colleague and I noted that sometimes there isn't time or energy to get groceries or even to make supper some days. That is one reason why I try to do batch cooking when there is a break in the action, which allows me to stock up the freezer for those crazy feeling nights. Reheating can be somewhat comforting -- a decent meal without taking too much time to prepare.

The line that ran through my mind as I pushed through one large pile today is the title of the selection of the day. It seemed to deal well with the group stress apparent on faces I encountered as well -- even if only slightly tongue in cheek. Enjoy!

Chain Gang -- Sam Cooke