All my life I have been relatively outgoing with a people orientated personality, but over the years I have become to realise that while that is all true, I am also partly introvert. The way I really know this is that I need to be alone in order to restore my energy. This morning I was so planning on going to my weekly ladies meeting and actually even got there, thinking the distraction and change of focus would be a rest time after the busy week. After getting there, I was feeling so headachy and unwell that I came home, climbed into my pajamas and went to bed. It was the perfect remedy. I had a good sleep, have woken up and am now feeling so very much better.
I’ve only done one hour of work today.
I’ve also been contacted by the client I write Maldives blogs for. He has got some more work for me which will be a challenge, but when refreshed I’m up to anything. I will tackle it tomorrow. It’s for a yachting company, so will require some research. How hard can it be?!
The main company I work for (Edvectus) pays me by the hour. As there is a lot of work at the moment, it draws my attention to how much am I ABLE to do. Last November there was a stack of work and I ended up working 240 hours during the month. It was grueling but I knew it was once off, so I got on and did it. But I can’t keep up that level of 10-12 hour days, 6 days a week on an ongoing basis. I told Mike the other day that I envisioned a small reprieve in the work once this week was over. And then I got an email announcing the start of the next campaign and for me to look for IT teachers who would be interested in interviewing in September for a December or January start. So there is no reprieve. But what does need to happen is that I do need to allocate time to rest and recuperate. I feel I have done that today.
Julian is also in town, so we are having dinner in a few hours. His arrival was quite fun. On Monday I was in Johannesburg and stayed with him. I gave him my car’s spare car keys. I was going to Durban, Wednesday, the day he arrived, so I parked the car at the P3 parking zone, left the parking ticket in the car, took a photo of the parking bay number and whatsapped it to him. Then I went off to catch my flight. He arrived several hours later, bringing the keys with him, he picked up the car, paid the parking and drove home. Then on Thursday evening (last night), he drove out to the airport to pick me up! Mike appreciated that because he had had a procedure in the morning, which is my gratitude moment.
#305 of my 1000 thanks is that Mike’s bladder cancer check up was clear. Tomorrow, I’ll write what that’s all about! So grateful!
This is my parking ticket from when I parked in Cape Town and flew to Johannesburg. I left the car at about 9-45am and picked it up at 6-38pm the next day. In the P4 Zone, it’s R125 for the first 24 hours and then R75 per 12 hours thereafter.
Good to know these things.
Today in my Bible reading, I read one of the verses I memorized as a young person.
Proverbs 16:3
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.
Such good advice.
These are the days!
Keep the smile going.
God bless you!
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂