Saturday, I awoke to a canker sore, which means, almost inevitably, a full blown cold is on its way. I’m really hoping that is not the case, but last week, I was exposed to so many different sick people, I’ve been kind of preparing for the inevitable. Alas, today I woke up with a bit of a swollen lymph node.
Vitamins, extra vitamin C, lots of water and rest are in order.
I have a full weeks’ worth of vacation time I forgot to take this year. (Yeah. What is wrong with me?) I think that for the last few years, with working two jobs, I just got so used to using my vacation time for the other job that to actually HAVE real vacation time to use just sort of eluded me. Until I realized that if I don’t use my time by June 30th, I lose it. Whoops. There’s almost no time to take it with all that I need to get done before our fiscal year ends…and yet…I don’t want to lose that time.
Today I was going to spend an active day unpacking…but with being under the weather and wanting to fight this, I’ve just been really relaxing and resting and it’s been lovely.
My annual review is Wednesday. I know I’ve had an amazing year this past year…and yet…with my INFP tendencies to care about what others say…I’m nervous about the actual review process – mostly because I have a hard time reading my supervisor. I’ll be happy when it’s done and over. On an intellectual level, I appreciate the feedback and the opportunity for growth, etc…but on the emotional level, reviews are always difficult for me. Plus, I helped pick out a number of people to also review me who are intimately familiar with my work and I purposefully chose some people with whom I’ve had conflict this past year because I know my style of leadership and work is different than their’s, so I hope their constructive criticism will be really helpful to me. I’m simultaneously eager and anxious to see what they had to say. ;p
This week feels full. I’m finally almost done sorting through boxes and boxes of paperwork. So, after today, I should at least know where all of my office paperwork and resources are…my goal this summer is to de-clutter and organize big-time…but it’s good to finally be almost done unpacking my office boxes. :) Hopefully I can finish that up today without too much energy exerted.
I think I’m going to go make some tea.
It feels so nice to have a vacation day today and just be able to rest. :) I’ll probably do a few hours’ worth of work today just because I have some deadlines coming up…but not to have a full day is lovely.
Enjoy today. :)
