Time For Another 12 Hour Work Day

I am going to try to avoid going to work really early today since it is yet another 12 hour work day. I am not a fan of these sorts of days, especially since they are often paired with either team-building, cutesy types of activities or long meetings that don't always apply to me. I am not someone who does well in the late afternoon, so having to stay in the evenings already starts me towards the path of crankiness and resentment. If we could do something in the early morning, I would be the only happy person in the room, but that would suit me just fine! I know, however, that morning meetings will NEVER manifest since most of the others are night owls and complain all the time about having to arrive between 7:15 and 8:00!

I have a bit of insight into today's 12 hour day. We don't always get information about schedules when I would like to have them, but I asked earlier this week so I could prepare a bit. Today we are going to be doing a basic overview of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and then a review of a staff satisfaction survey. After that, we are going to spend the rest of the time in our rooms, writing progress notes. Since I don't have any progress notes, I am going to spend some time clearing out my office space and finishing up my documentation.

I am finding that my mood has greatly improved this month over the past several months. This is something that is encouraging to me. Maybe my gallbladder was more of an issue than I realized because now I am happy when I get home from work. That hasn't happened in a long time. I am also a bit less exhausted - this is VERY encouraging because I was really struggling with exhaustion most of the summer. I am not as prone to sleeping at 5pm anymore. Now, if I could only train myself to sleep until 4am, sleep would be back to what I consider normal patterns.

This is yet another "nothing about music therapy" post. I consider this part of my process of working through the things that have happened lately back into the place where I want to be as a human being and as a music therapist. I feel like I am experiencing a renaissance of sorts - becoming more of what I want to be and less of what I don't want to be. (This goes along with my 2020 word of the year - still not ready to reveal that yet...I'll probably debut that particular aspect around the very end of this "Courage" year - stay tuned!!) I hope these renaissance feelings stick around for most of this upcoming year because I like them.

Today's primary task is to get through the day. There is a holiday party (attendance is mandatory for the first time ever - I don't like that) and then a meeting to discuss topics as I stated earlier. I am hoping that my students will be in good moods today (unlikely, but always something to hope for!), and that the TMEs that I share with them will help them navigate their own experiences.

Hope to "see" you tomorrow.

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