Gulp...Time to Start a Marathon of Work Stuff

This is a busy month for me. Between my church responsibilities and my holiday work responsibilities and the things that I put upon myself, I am booked pretty much solid for the next four days and then for the two weeks after that. I have to work a 12-hour day at work today, a product release tomorrow (how did it already get to be the 4th??), a CMTE on Saturday (check out the link - it is VERY affordable!!), corralling kids into the semblance of a Christmas program on Sunday morning, and then a Blue Christmas service to help lead on Sunday afternoon. Do you feel sorry for me yet? OF COURSE NOT, because we are ALL in the SAME BOAT!!!

Next week, I have another 12 hour work day (ugh!) and a ten hour recording session for a CMTE I am offering through my own business. Oh, and all the other job responsibilities that go on all the time - you know, documentation, session strategizing, and working with clients.

I feel like I am pretty well organized, however. I have some lists for some of the projects that I have to finish up, and I know when I can get some tasks finished. The double 12 hour days in the next week really throw a crimp in what I can get finished, but it is doable. The problem with late nights at work is that they inevitably include tons of discussion that has nothing to do with my job at the facility, but I still have to attend because it is "not fair" if I am excluded from the lectures about evaluating staff members that I have NEVER evaluated and really can't because it would mean paperwork for about 50 people and that's not really a good use of my time as a therapist...

Blah, blah, blah. That's the pattern of thinking that I'm currently "enjoying." Lots to do, lots of "busy work," and no way to use that "busy work" time efficiently, but that's December for you!!

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