Month: May 2023

It is a delicate process. I work in college housing, so I work and live in the same place. My office was connected to my apartment by a door, and so my commute was 6 feet. It made it very difficult to separate work and home. It took a toll on my physical and mental health. Last year, I moved into a new job at a new college, and now my office and home are in separate buildings. I have learned to leave work at work. If it’s an emergency, then my work knows how to contact me. Otherwise, I will pick it up the next time I am in the office.

I broke my arm when I was young falling off a bed that I was jumping on.

A couple of years later, I broke my thumb.

Luckily, or maybe not, the heart doesn’t have bones.

I sacrificed time away from my family and friends when I took a job 1,000 miles away.

I sacrificed my mental health when I didn’t strike a balance between work and home life.

I sacrificed my physical health when I chose to eat my feelings instead of dealing with them. The tacos were delicious, but the trauma remained.

I didn’t start wearing hoodies really until I moved to Maine. During the winters there, it became part of my daily outfit. I have gotten rid of a lot of my old clothing, but I still hang on to an old work hoodie to bring memories along with the warmth.

I have been both in my life. I’ve found that the times I’ve been a leader, it was during a time of crisis and there was no one else to step up. Like during the pandemic, I was making it up as I went along. Believing that most times, I made the right decision.

An improvement that I can make in my life is to move more during the day. I’m going to take 5 minutes each hour and take a walk. I’m also going to drink more water during the day.