Keeping the Wheels Rolling

Sometimes I am full of energy. I jump out of bed and my mind is racing before my feet even hit the floor. I easily construct timelines and view complicated schedules as a fun challenge. At home I am fun, patient and light hearted. I roll with the punches and even when situations are turned upside down I can still find the good in it all.

Those are great days.

I am currently in a different mode. I'm tired and craving a little more slow time. I am pretty sure that I'm setting the world record for Most Trips To Easton Per Week. You might think that this would make my day pretty mundane, but just the opposite is true! Better than any casino is the gambling that I engage in every time I guess how long my drive to Easton will be! Last Friday, my first trip to Easton took 11 minutes. My second trip took 24 minutes. The third, a half an hour. Sigh. Can I just go home now???

I have to be my most disciplined at this time. Everything takes extra effort and I really just want to eat a giant bowl of pasta and nap on the couch. If the Jen Wagner Mosaics company offered paid vacation time I might be okay, but the reality is that if my feet don't hit the floor running then I will have some explaining to do to my landlord and the electric company.

 However, I have a super secret weapon that allows me to thrive during these times. It's simply that I love my work. I dig deep, make things happen, juggle everyone's needs and schedules, talk to a million people, and stay up late to get it all done. I take my exhaustion and frustration and create from it. And I have truly found that the victories are sweeter, and that it's at these times that I can amaze myself. When I am cruising easily through life, I am often moving so fast that I don't even appreciate what is being accomplished. When I have to work harder, I savor every hard fought battle, and use it to fuel myself to take on the next task.

That, and  I usually take one day to indulge in some Bravo and spaghetti. But just one day.