100 Posts in 100 Days: Day 9

Spent way more time than I wanted to on a project today, it's turning out that there is a lot more involved than one might have suspected at the outset.

Still, it's a good solid start to Monday because I went straight to the most complicated task. My only gripe is that now I have no mental energy left to do some of the easier tasks. When I have this much work piled up, I prefer to work a slightly longer day so I don't feel overwhelmed with what's piling up.

Time management has never been easy for me, I seem to have a switch that's on or off. When it's off, I have trouble settling down. When it's on, much like the proverbial mad scientist, I need someone to lead me around and make sure I eat and don't walk into traffic.

I've been practicing the happy medium, and it's slowly getting easier. It's no good if I do 12 hour days for two weeks and then need 3 weeks off to recover from the burnout, so I've been a lot more conscious about getting the hell away from the computer and doing something else.

I think there's some bad weather on the way, I'm noticing a lot of aches and pains. Time for a hot shower!