There went the weekend
I'm struggling with energy levels and time management these days, and I feel as though I "wasted" most of the weekend because I didn't get much done. I have two major accomplishments to speak of, one of which was bringing Pixie and Peggy to a playdate with a new friend Pixie's age on Saturday morning, and finally getting around to making the beef stew I've been putting off for far too long on Sunday afternoon.
As for the rest, nothing got done. I didn't do any housecleaning, I didn't do any laundry, and Sunday I didn't even get out of the house for a walk. The only time this year when I felt like I was getting on top of things at home was when I had a month of vacation, and even then the first ten days were kind of a write-off. I also didn't update my LJ the way I'd intended, and generally just hung out with KK and the dogs and watched reality TV about veterinarians with much more interesting lives than mine. ;)
We've been watching a lot of Dr. K's Exotic Animal Clinic, and this weekend we found another series called Doctor Oakley, Yukon Vet, and so we watched several episodes of the former and a season and a half of the latter (they are short seasons, to be fair). It's very fun, very light-hearted television that requires absolutely no brainpower and very little emotional investment (except when the animals die, which is always heart wrenching), so it's pretty chill weekend viewing.
I don't know what to do about the lack of productivity thing these days. During the week it feels like I have no time to do anything beyond drive the dogs to daycare or training and back, go to work, pick up the dogs after work, come home, cook dinner, and go to bed. Logically that means that getting other stuff done needs to be reserved for the weekend, but on the weekends I can't seem to summon the willpower to do much more than sit on my bum unless I have absolutely no choice (i.e. I have to get groceries, or I have something scheduled). Otherwise it just seems so much easier to believe that I'm too tired/don't have the energy to get things done.
I also feel bad about trying to do stuff that would leave the dogs with KK for more than half an hour or so. They are extremely active, and while I have little trouble keeping them entertained and out of trouble, I always feel as though I'm imposing on her because they really are a handful when I'm not there to wrangle them. She's already very kindly been handling them multiple days a week while I've been at work in December, although now that I'm taking them five days a week to various activities that will be less of an issue. I always feel like I'm either inconveniencing her or or taking advantage of her in order to serve my own needs, and so I haven't been doing any of the things I promised myself I would do, like get more exercise or do any kind of deep-cleaning of the house or start writing again. Is it an excuse? Probably. But I worry about her resenting me for imposing things she didn't consent to when she agreed to move in.
Anyway, that's enough anxious wittering for now. I still have five hours or so left on my night shift, and this work isn't going to finish itself. This entry was originally posted at https://mousme.dreamwidth.org/1498245.html, where there are currently
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As for the rest, nothing got done. I didn't do any housecleaning, I didn't do any laundry, and Sunday I didn't even get out of the house for a walk. The only time this year when I felt like I was getting on top of things at home was when I had a month of vacation, and even then the first ten days were kind of a write-off. I also didn't update my LJ the way I'd intended, and generally just hung out with KK and the dogs and watched reality TV about veterinarians with much more interesting lives than mine. ;)
We've been watching a lot of Dr. K's Exotic Animal Clinic, and this weekend we found another series called Doctor Oakley, Yukon Vet, and so we watched several episodes of the former and a season and a half of the latter (they are short seasons, to be fair). It's very fun, very light-hearted television that requires absolutely no brainpower and very little emotional investment (except when the animals die, which is always heart wrenching), so it's pretty chill weekend viewing.
I don't know what to do about the lack of productivity thing these days. During the week it feels like I have no time to do anything beyond drive the dogs to daycare or training and back, go to work, pick up the dogs after work, come home, cook dinner, and go to bed. Logically that means that getting other stuff done needs to be reserved for the weekend, but on the weekends I can't seem to summon the willpower to do much more than sit on my bum unless I have absolutely no choice (i.e. I have to get groceries, or I have something scheduled). Otherwise it just seems so much easier to believe that I'm too tired/don't have the energy to get things done.
I also feel bad about trying to do stuff that would leave the dogs with KK for more than half an hour or so. They are extremely active, and while I have little trouble keeping them entertained and out of trouble, I always feel as though I'm imposing on her because they really are a handful when I'm not there to wrangle them. She's already very kindly been handling them multiple days a week while I've been at work in December, although now that I'm taking them five days a week to various activities that will be less of an issue. I always feel like I'm either inconveniencing her or or taking advantage of her in order to serve my own needs, and so I haven't been doing any of the things I promised myself I would do, like get more exercise or do any kind of deep-cleaning of the house or start writing again. Is it an excuse? Probably. But I worry about her resenting me for imposing things she didn't consent to when she agreed to move in.
Anyway, that's enough anxious wittering for now. I still have five hours or so left on my night shift, and this work isn't going to finish itself. This entry was originally posted at https://mousme.dreamwidth.org/1498245.html, where there are currently
comments. Feel free to comment wherever you'd like!