Here I am falling asleep at my desk. Like eyes closed and head flopping around. I need to do something to wake myself up. For now, I will bypass my giant "actual work" to do list and blog!
I have just been so busy and haven't been able to blog. I feel like I have to look into the distant future before it lets up.
It started first thing last Monday morning when I had my three hour fasting glucose test. I'm still sporting a little bruise but I passed! Thank goodness! I am not one known to be good at avoiding sugar and carbs.
The rest of last week was spent completing my research and frantically preparing for a biotech conference I am attending next week. I had to prepare a poster and somehow that snuck up on me! Between my boss going out of town late last week, having several other deadlines, and needing to get the poster to the printer, I was stressed! Then Thursday night two of my mom's good friends arrived for a visit. I've known them my whole life so we went to dinner with them on Thursday. Then Friday my college roommate arrived for a visit! I hadn't seen her in four years so it was really nice but this type of thing is exhausting to me lately. But worth it. On Sunday my parents came over and we cooked brunch and went to a baseball game to celebrate Mother's Day.
So now we are in the thick of this week. I have been continuing to get ready for the conference and the fact that I will be gone. So I'll work through this Thursday, my mom and I will fly to San Fran on Friday, I am taking a two-day course before the conference all day on Saturday and Sunday, and then attending the actual conference Monday through Wednesday. Next Thursday will be another travel day and I'll have to work on Friday. OMG, I am tired just thinking about this schedule. The course is scheduled for 7:45 am to 5:45 pm on Sat and Sun. The conference itself will be 7 am to 6:30 pm M-W. Since I don't consider travel days relaxing (and I'll likely be doing plenty of work those days), I am in the midst of 12 days in a row of go, go, go. I cannot wait until the 22nd when I can sleep in and relax! I am doing nothing that day!
Hubby has not been thrilled about this conference from the get-go. He can't take off work this close to the end of the school year so he can't go with. He is less than thrilled that his 7-months pregnant wife will be away for a whole week. Truth be told I'm not excited about that either but I have really wanted to go to this conference. That is why my mom is coming. Well, to keep me company and just in case Baby Girl does something crazy. But that won't happen. Right?
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Whew woman just reading your post wears me out!! Congrats on passing the 3 hr!! Hoping for the same outcome in my case. My normal OB was ok with the 1 hr results, but this morning I saw a new OB who wasn't. So tomorrow I get to do my 3 hr. Good luck on your trip and take it easy as you can!!
ReplyDeleteYikes, what, are you trying to get it all in? You should be tired!!! Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteHooray for passing the glucose test! I bet that helped relieve a bit of the stress you are facing right now. Good luck with everything!
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear that you passed the glucose test. I have to admit that I'm a little bit nervous for that (still have a couple of weeks), and am trying to cut back on the sweets I've re-introduced to my diet to fulfil certain cravings. Travelling--whether for work or even for pleasure--zaps the energy right out of me as well. But at least San Francisco should be nice at this time of the year (I'm a Nor-Cal girl). Safe travels!
ReplyDeleteYay for passing the GTT!! And I'm tired just reading all that you have to do. :) Try to schedule some down time in there somewhere, Super Girl, and enjoy yourself!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment on my nasty headaches. Very good advice. Man you have a schedule there girlfriend. Take it easy and enjoy yourself too. xoxo
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