This morning I slept in and woke to find I was the only person home. As I peeled an orange to eat with my breakfast it occured to me that peeling an orange takes a lot more time than pouring a cup of orange juice, yet the taste of a fresh orange is so much better than the drink from orange concentrate. I guess that's what 'worthwhile' means: its more worth the time it takes.
Sleep is worthwhile. I've been trying to do too many things for too long, and not giving my body the sleep that is really worth the while, and this past week it seems to have caught up with me...
Most of the week I've been feeling super-tired, and Thursday afternoon and all day Friday I was out sick from work. I felt exhausted, and went to the doctor Friday afternoon to make sure it wasn't mono. The doctor said that probably its a virus I caught and it looks like I'm mostly over it (sleep and fluids is the best remedy), but the bloodwork test results to verify whether or not its mono won't be back until Monday or Tuesday. Its probably not mono, thought, because my spleen and lymph nodes weren't swollen, and the would be if it were mono.
When I listed all the various responsibilities I've taken on, the doctor suggested that I try to either cut some of them out or delegate them to other folks. I've already had to cut out my plans to run in the Chickamauga Marathon next month, and last week realized that I don't have time to help any more with Martin Scott's campaign for Georgia House of Representatives.
It may take some time to figure out what other responsibilities I can reduce or cut, but it looks like it may be worthwhile for me to think about that.
Posted by swanson at oktober 23, 2004 1:24 EM