collecting leaves...

Day 3 of my new leaf...

Didn't get up on time [beat self up about it when time allows], but did bring the ebike.  That has given me a bit of a lift - I had forgotton how good the fresh air (around the river, not on the main roads, of course) feels and smells.

So now I'm at work with a mountain in front of me, and a desire to be a lean, waistcoated dyke in my heart.  There.  I've admitted it.  True, only to myself, but that's what it comes down to.  I want to look like a dyke, but not a bulldyke, and at this weight that is what would happen.

I think blogging helps me to keep things in perspective, so that may have helped yesterday as well.  Let's see how today goes.  I'm going to get a coffee and get going!

I'm on the phones today, and what I'm finding is that I can't quickly switch from calls and emails to checklist work.  I need a trigger to help me transition... I know me, time to apply my knowledge.  I need a little ritual to change focus and move to the next thing.... what to do??

Try this.
step 1 - remove headset
step 2 - put phone on do not disturb
step 3 - pink noise for 30 mins and work
step 4 - reset phone, return calls
repeat as necessary

hmm this is a big deal, putting the phone on dnd when I'm rostered... might check this with TF before I implement.  Yep, she's good.  Self-preservation is a really big deal just now...

Just finished a cycle.  That worked really well!  30 mins offline, followed by about as long on calls. I'm going to leave my desk, get a fresh hot drink and fresh water, and then come back and do it all again!

Yes, this is working for me.  Not just that, but I seem to be FINALLY losing some of the fluid I started retaining when we had the pizzas last Friday!  I've just had a milky coffee, and I'm not actually hungry, but I still feel thirsty.  I've got a glass of water here to sip on and I'm using that with a bit of deep breathing to transition between tasks.  I finally feel like I may have found a way to work with this job!

The other thing that I think is helping is this - microblogging between things.  Just enough to track how I'm going, not enough to be disruptive...  going well.

My clients are so damned dumb.  Now I'm hungry (well it is 2:30) so I'm going to get something LIGHT to eat, 'cos it's close to tea time.

I had a savoury muffin with a coffee with Sarah who used to work here... work has been good today, and now, just on 5pm, I'm going home!