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14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 217

Deborah,

Oh my goodness, I feel SOOO relieved hearing that you found them! There is nothing worse than that eh? Yes, your blood pressure must have been through the roof! All you can do now is laugh at how silly you were for putting them in such a place! Let's celebrate the fact that your job is saved! WAHOOO!

Strength

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 102

I FOUND THEM!!!!!!!! To say I was relieved would be an incredible understatement. I was so relieved I felt the blood start moving through my body again. Huge stressor instantly gone.

And um..... I filed them in an abandoned laundry basket, and buried them under other stuff. I think I lost my mind! Seriously. I can't figure out why in the world I would have put them there.

No matter. They are found and my job is saved

Thanks Strength. I'm glad you posted. Love hearing from you.

Deborah

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 217

Hi deb,

Well I sure hope that you found the papers you were looking for. I have misplaced important documents before and I know how frustrating it can be to have trouble finding them. Unless someone stole these papers, they must be in your belongings somewhere. Try to think about the various places it could be, at work, in the car,at home, in the briefcase, in another work bag.... hopefully they will turn up. If not, find out what the implications are and maybe in the future keep track of your documents with another system.....

I only say this because I have misplaced many files..... Let us know if you found them!

Strength

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 102

So I got organized at work, picked up my son around 2:30pm, came home and cleaned out my car. I started my downhill slide into depression around October, and hadn't cleaned my car since then. There seriously could have been a missing person in there and I wouldn't have known it. Yuck. But also there was really important papers I need in there for this project so it had to be done.

3 hours of sorting and tossing, and no papers. I know exactly where they were (even given the mess), and I've looked in every possible nook and cranny. These papers are so important that I might even get fired for this (financial stuff). So I'm trying really hard not to panic and project doom and gloom into the future, but it's hard not to. This was the only thing that's been asked of me, and I don't have the papers I need to do it.

There's nothing I can do but keep looking, but if I can't find them by tomorrow afternoon, I'm going to have to call my supervisor and find out what the implications are. Wish me luck. If any of you are psychic, please let me know where they are!

I'm pretty exhausted after this day, and this setback isn't helping. It's a little sucky that I worked so hard to organize my life so that it would work better, and have hit a big roadblock. I'm hoping it's not a job stopping roadblock. I can't go there in my mind. It's not healthy for me to go there. I'm just going to try and hang in there and deal with it as it comes. But I'm on a major treasure hunt right now.

The other place I don't want to go to, but can't help going to, is that I had those papers in my briefcase which I take to my domestic violence classes. The envelope looked like it was full of money (but it wasn't). I'm really hoping it wasn't stolen.

okay.... just processing. Thanks for listening. A bit stressed here.

deb

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 224

Glad to see I was of some help, but really it was all you that got it done! I agree that having a delicious lunch and spending some time at the beach are in order as a way to reward yourself!

Keep it up, you're on a roll now.

Luciana, Bilingual Health Educator

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 102

You are my guardian angel today, Luciana.

For you!

That helped a lot. I just finished organizing everything on my desk, shredded a ton of uneccesary stuff, and actually have a clear desk. There's only one project I need to work on, so now I have the space (both in my head, and on my desk), to start writing some steps down.

I wish you were sitting right here :) But the next best thing was a speedy answer. Thank you for that too.

Next, lunch and a little time at the beach (building some pleasurable activities in), and then back here to make my list.

Thank You!!!!!!

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 224

Hello Deb,

It can be hard to get motivated especially when work seems so overwhelming. Why don't you take some time to organize those papers on your desk. Breaking your tasks down into smaller chunks is a great way to tackle a big project, and make it seem more manageable. So start by organizing them into piles, and then prioritizing what you need to get done first.

Don't be too hard on yourself it is your first day back, and even if you do get some organizing done, this will just make it easier to get going tomorrow.

Let us know how you are doing.

Luciana, Bilingual Health Educator

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 102

So I'm back at work as of today. I'm sitting at my desk and staring at things. I'm staring at the papers on my desk like they are some strange new creature I can't figure out. I can't think straight, can't figure out what to do first (although I did get all of my messages and returned a few calls). But now I just feel numb and restless at the same time. Aimless.

I think I need to use one of the goal sheets to break this down into smaller chunks cause otherwise I may just sit here all day not blinking. Does anyone have any advice??? Is this normal when depressed people go back to work??? Again, feeling a bit like a loser because when I'm not depressed, I can really get stuff done.

And I'm using this computer to avoid dealing with all of this stuff in front of me. Computers are handy that way-- computers and refrigerators...... wander over to that and stare like something's changed in there in the last 15 minutes. Both are very useful distractions.

So here's your useful advice for the day: when trying to avoid work, get on the computer but make sure to wander over to the fridge often. Before you know it, you haven't accomplished a thing and it's time to go home!

Sigh. Hopefully someone's around with some brilliant insight/advice.

Deborah

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