Wednesday evening I had a massage and then went out to dinner with a group of ladies I meet up with on a regular basis. Then Thursday I was at a workshop and away from the Lost Boys all day, and I will be today too. It hit me last night that I am starting to feel human and like me again. Has anyone ever had that problem in a job? A job that is so all encompassing that it basically takes over your life? What did you do? How long were you able to maintain that level of committment? How difficult was the change to a new job?

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The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.~ Betty Grable

If I wanted your opinion, I'd remove the duct tape and ask you for it.~ Me
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I've had that twice.

When I took on the job of 'mother'

and again this week when I took on the job of 'working mother'.

Not sure when I'm going to start feeling like me again!

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"Time flies like an arrow -
Fruit flies like a banana"

M Y - N A U G H T Y - P I C T U R E S ! !

not sure.. i just lost my job and so goes the looking

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I love the night
I love the element of danger and the ecstasy of flight,
I love the night
I love to dance with a stranger and to feel his delight,
And when the dancing is through, I kick off my shoes,
And I listen to the beating of his heart

I had a job that was very stressful. I was in the same field that I am now, but it was a really bad company with a horrible working environment. Leaving the job was easy because I was going from a company with seven employees to one with offices all over the world. I knew they'd be a lot more professional.

I didn't really do much to help myself feel human there. I just bottled it up and suffered in silence. That's kinda how I handle things though.

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Though I am different from you,
We were born involved in one another.

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

Complete surrender should not just come at moments in which one faces overwhelming odds, but in the calm when it seems one is personally in complete control of one's life.

Ha ha...I made the mistake and checked my work email and called in to check. All hell is breaking loose next week.

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The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.~ Betty Grable

If I wanted your opinion, I'd remove the duct tape and ask you for it.~ Me
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One man's dream is another man's nightmare~~~~> §¤ Lilith ¤§
~>My Scribbles<~
==>Gone Shopping<== ~Just a Quickie~ *~A Celebration Vacation~* ~Surprises~ Sleeping With the Window Open
What Did You Do Today? Self Defense Class ~Short Sweet Snippets~ § Summer Spin § Story Challenge Submission Pajamas

All my jobs seem tot ake over my life. Mr. Osuche says that I have boundary issues - that I don't put up enough barriers between my work and personal life. I am friends with co-workers, I bring work home, I check email, and I'm always thinking about how I can make things better.

The problem is that means I am constantly stressed. A few days off helps, but it doesn't take me long to work myself back into the exact same state again.

In terms of maintaining the commitment...about 2.5 years is my current limit. When I switch jobs, it takes me a while to work myself into an equivalent frenzy....but eventually I succeed in making it happen.

My approach sucks. FInd a better way. Seriously.

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Life is too short not to love and be loved....preferably multiple times in one night.

I think men talk to women so they can sleep with them and women sleep with men so they can talk to them. ~ Jay McInerney

I'm another one in the club. My job is disproportionally important to me. I wish it wasn't. I over Identify myself with it.

As for what to do. Well, I recently changed jobs and it was the smartest thing I did. Fresh start and all. But I know the patterns are there and I'll end up in the same spot without some serious changes so....

- Trying to eat right and sleep right. Wondering about diet and effects. Also thinking hard about fit of job in career choices. Secretly I'm wondering if I'm just on the wrong career path. And trying to find a good outside work activity. Volunteering is part of this maybe I can get the satisfaction there.

The other, and final, thought I have is that I need to have more positive thoughts. Since quit and run screaming isn't really an option, why fantasize about it? (or other darker thoughts). So..think about cans. Will see if it works.

Maybe that helps?