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I took a day off from writing yesterday. I was beat. Mondays are hard. I went to work, sat in the sun, went home, made some dinner and fell asleep. That was my Monday.
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 Today I had a worker shadow me. It was non-stop all morning. Emails, IMs, workers and managers. I then had a training that I completely forgot about because I did not start my day how I normally do. Which is, I get there a few minutes early, I take my time and review my planner, compare it to the Outlook calendar from work and review emails to make sure I have not missed a thing. Which of course I did today. Luckily the manager was nice and stalled while I set the laptop and projector and loaded the powerpoint. 

 Am hour later I finished up some emails and due to some time sensitive paperwork, I had lunch at my desk. I hate doing that because then it becomes a "working lunch" and who seriously wants to do that?
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 I finished the day off by heading to another office for a meeting. Took my notes, acted like an asshole which I recognized and apologized for. but I feel like the damage was done. Now I have to really really make amends again tomorrow and talk to certain people one on one. 

 As I was driving away, I realized I felt tired. I pulled over and took 10 minutes to reflect on my day. To be alone with my thoughts and acknowledge my feelings, my body, the hunger it felt and the pain in my eyes (probably from lack of blinking). 
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 I need to get better at implementing self-care practices and using tools. 
Tomorrow I will try tapping on my face with my fingers and pressure points. 

Self-Care Practice of the day:

  1. Took 10 minutes to myself.
  2. Going to sleep. Now. 


 La DNA.

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