Is there a cure for the Frazzled Female Blues? Have you ever felt just so overwhelmed? I am having one of those weeks. Actually, I've felt this way for quite some time. Maybe it is my job or my commute. I don't know. I just feel like I don't ever have 'enough time'. I sound like that old saying - "there are not enough hours in the day". I get up at 5am to get ready for work. My commute is about 1hr 30mins each way. Most nights I don't get home until 7pm or after. My priority is spending time with my husband. We always make sure we eat dinner together. I sit back & think of my "to do list". One thing that never seems to get done is this - I have an inbox overflowing of emails I need to reply to. See, my problem is this, I always want to write a long email to the person, you know to 'personalize it'. But what winds up happening is that I put up a Flag next to the emails I need to respond to, and in a few days I have enough flags to fill the front of the United Nations. How to I keep up with this?? Do any of you have this situation? Any suggestions? Do I write less? Do I do a group email? I just think that a group emails are so impersonal.
I used to have some free time at work & I would sneak in an email here & there, but we have been so busy that I can't do that anymore. By the time I get home, eat dinner, etc - the time is gone. I just feel so frazzled. I sit here and feel guilty. I'm guilty because I don't have time for emails. This blog has been a release for me to be honest. I just have the thought in my head, & come in and type it up...takes all of 5 minutes. Plus, it is something I enjoy doing. But to sit down & actually concentrate on a long email, my mind can't process it at the end of the day. I'm just so tired from the too few hours sleep I get, the roundtrip commute, and regular daily work activity. Do you all have any suggestions? I really don't want to sound like I'm whining because I'm not. I have this overwhelming sense of guilt that people think I'm forgetting them. I am so thankful & blessed that I have these wonderful people to fill my inbox. I just don't want anyone to feel bad. I love all my friends & family members who write, but I'm just getting a little overwhelmed. HELP!
Update at of 11:45am on Tuesday 3/25/08: I think the Lord knew I was frazzled & gave me some quiet moments at work today. I was able to answer so many emails this morning. Thank you all for "listening". I am sorry to vent like that, I am just having a hard time balancing everything going on in my life.
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I feel this way a lot, and I only work 9-2 M-F. But I have a child still at home, and that compounds guilt, esp. when I sit here and blog. Your commute would KILL me. I might enjoy teaching or music, but just that amount of time on the road would not be fun for me. I'm glad you got a respite. Balance is hard, indeed.
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