So cold and windy!

Well, welcome to winter in Upstate NY.  I did get out of work, later than I would have wanted, but in time to go to the gym.  I was tired, so my workout did not meet the time or effort of January 1st and 2nd, and I just felt it was not a swim day, however it might have made me feel better to get in the sauna....well, anyway, I did a graded workout on the exercise bike while I watched an ice skating program on TV, so that time passed quickly.  1/2 hr. of that, and about 15 minutes of stair stepper.  Then, my ankle started to twinge, so I decided to come home.  Will do some stretching later before bed.  But I got there, and did something.

Now, the dilemma....do I go at 5:15 tomorrow before work, since I have to be at work at 6:30, or do I go after work?  I think the answer is going to be after work, since I think I will swim tomorrow, and that would not give me much time to get to work with dry hair and a bit of makeup on. 

Do I feel guilty for taking 2 vacation days next week?   I am planning to work tomorrow, and I can mull that over.  I got such little time around the holidays, I feel I deserve it.  Working both weekends when my work partner Lorraine was on vacation, missing church and working over 12 hrs. on Christmas eve, and the day after Christmas, and most of this last week and today does not make me feel like being a work over-achiever this week, since most of my co-workers had blocks of at least 5 days off.  I did have 6 days off earlier in December, but somehow going to visit my relatives in Georgia does not always feel like vacation.  I love them dearly, but around Christmas this year it brought me as much stress as relaxation, and I came back ready to go to work.  And I am not Catholic, so I do not need to have that Catholic school guilt.  The end of the month is going to be a mess at work, anyway.  We are ramping into electronic medical records--the Epic system within 1 1/2 years, and I got volunteered for the project.  That is at least a 3 day commitment for each the next 3 months.  Of course, in January, it happens the week the chief resident is on vacation, the other residents have apsite tests on the one weekend, and Lorraine and I have to work the prior weekend.   So, I guess I should take off while the getting is good!!!

Well, dinner is ready...roasted acorn squash and potatoes.  I love squash!

Bye for now....exercise goals are on track.  I just have to work at my job goals!

Joyce