Things you can do when stressed

Its another day. Like routine, I battle in the Colosseum in my chariot on the road to work, furiously trying to save as many seconds as I can, like I've have dropped my marbles in primary school and every kid is trying to steal one of my speckled eggs or tombowlers. As soon as I step through the sliding doors that greet me, I can feel the burden of the day begin to intensify.

Had the important steering committee meeting today. Big bosses sticking their chests out, all in the one room, and then me, the junior minnow, trapped in the burning spotlight. My 2 expresso shots and a smart energy drink helped me to drop into the pleasant daydreaming refuge on only a handful of occasions, but really it was the desperate need to use the bathroom that kept me going. The hardest thing in that meeting wasn't trading verbal punches or going against the grain, it was by far the effort required to be upstanding at the close of the meeting with a rapidly maturing 9 month old water foetus.

Some people find strength in role models, others find it in failure or experiences. Today I got mine out of circumstance. Understand that I have not put in a solid workout at the gym since the end of last year. Run out of time to explain - so will let the picture paint the words. Over and out

Time starts now

So it begins. Already I am thinking how long am I going to keep this blogging up for. Pre-emptively I am positioning myself up to succeed by instantly making a rule - spend no more than 10 minutes on this a day. Which by default, makes it easier for you. Ie if your reading speed is twice as fast as my typing speed, you will only have to spend no more than 5 minutes catching me in the act of mental masturb@tion. Right now you are on the doorstep, so welcome to my world.

The first answer to my first question. Why did I sign up?
Because 2 other people did, which is where the uninspiring "interlinked" name was born.

There goes my 10 minutes...... today isn't very efficient. And the first post is usually the boring one. So I will cheat today by posting my "sample" blog over email exchanges yesterday:

Monday 23^rd feb blog entry day 1

Today my efficiency has slumped. I am constantly on the emails and distracted. But it has been fun. Haven’t had a fun day in a while here. Need a holiday. My mates have organized some mountain biking on the upcoming long weekend, which is a bonus because I didn’t even know it was a holiday.

Coffee is nice. I have tried to ween myself off the new spring valley energy drink “smart energy” which I have been chugging down like a loyal consumer, and I have been successful as I have found the centerpiece of the floor – the saeco coffee machine. Nothing beats the freshly ground beans. I can feel the beautiful coffee aroma sting my nostrils as I harmonize with the clicks of the keyboard. Next step is to ween off the coffee!

Didn’t really get much sleep last night. Was one of those nights that I just was lost in the internet, but a night which relit the fire of inspiration. I need to get my work life balance right, and it starts this week. The fire is burning.