Sunday, September 23, 2012

Choices


I made it through my first full rotation at work, it was great.  My life is going to change in so many ways with a scheduled job/ life. I think my mind was in a bit of a state of shock during this past week, however, still a week of sorting thoughts. I felt a huge shift in my stress load, but I don’t want to push for my next days off, I’d rather focus on the time that I have in front of my eyes. The no complaining challenge has been right out in front of me these past few days and has really made me focus on positive; it’s been a great awareness tool for me.

Work has been a bit more demanding as I’ve moved into a new project. New project, new area, new coordinator, means an entirely different learning curve....which is all good. Without learning is without growth. One day at a time, one step at a time...focus on quality, integrity, honour, respect, honesty and hard work...can’t forget smilingJ, and the rest just falls into place.

Adaptation has gone in a couple different directions, one as mentioned above and the other being night shift. Without the personal effort to make this transition to the nocturnal life (as Kayden sees it:)), the change could be very tough on my mind and body. The important thing for me, is to reschedule the “my time” segments for working out and figuring out the best times for me to eat.  When work takes over and I work through my eligible workout time slot, I have noticed how terrible my body feels.  Even though I really try to monitor the quantity and type of foods I eat, it won’t replace the effects that exercise has on my mind and body. I can’t forget about sleep...four large heavy duty black garbage bags pinned over the window and ear plugs are also a must. Without a good sleep, I feel the desire to eat and eat.........I’m not sure why, but this is not an uncommon feeling for me when I’m lacking rest.

My focus at work needs to be day by day; because the tendency is to focus on how many days I have left in his rotation, if that’s the thought process that I go forward with I could be over looking half of my life and missing out on opportunity of all sorts.

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