Workin' my fingers to the bone

Well, things have gotten a little better at my job as of late. I've been so busy lately, I don't know what to do with myself on off days. Sometimes it feels like I work seven days a week because I have to worry about scheduling for all seven days of the week, and something might go wrong on my day off that needs my attention. I guess I'd be fine with that if I were a salaried position, but I am an hourly worker. I guess I have to learn how to make sure everything gets done in advance before my days off, which is hard to do sometimes. Whenever I get to work on Wednesday, I always feel like I have to catch up because I miss what happens on Monday and Tuesday.

This past Sunday's show was probably the best show I've put together so far, so I'm feeling good about that. The only problem was that about half-way through my shift, I started having a chest pain and was coughing a lot. Turns out I have some type of walking pneumonia, so now I'm on antibiotics for five days. It's nothing serious to worry about, though it is bothersome because I don't have my full lung capacity and I have to take really deep breaths every so often.

I don't know if my work schedule and maybe lack of sleep is what caused me to become sick... but then again, it was really the bacteria that made me sick. The lack of sleep might have weakened my immune system, although I've gotten better about sleeping lately. Either way, I took today off just to be safe and get some rest. But now I feel bad about not working today, because that's going to put me even more behind... it's a never ending process.

My schedule has also put a strain on my personal life... I barely see my college friends anymore, and it's getting harder to find time to spend with my girlfriend without being tired. Sometimes sleep gets in the way of things we plan.

My only hope is that things get easier the more I do them and the more I get used to them. Experience is the only thing that can help me now, but I'm still feeling overwhelmed. I've been hearing a lot of good feedback about the weekend show, so that keeps me going. I really want to make this show the best it can be, but at the same time I want to keep my health and sanity.


In other news, I'll soon be getting my own laptop, which will probably mean more frequent updates to the blog. I don't know whether I want to keep this as a quasi-diary, or maybe more of an editorial. Stay tuned to find out.