See Diva Run

Are any of my readers old enough to know who I’m quoting?

When you were a kid, did you ever think you had gotten away with something only to find out that you mom knew the whole time? As usual I’m in over my head, and looking for corners to cut and other ways to squeeze more work into my day. I worked 12 hours Sunday, and still managed to squeeze in 8 miles on the treadmill. It was nearly 8:00 p.m. by the time I finished, and then I went back to work. A rest day on Monday meant I could work for another 14 hours, and so it has gone all week until tonight. I’ve been so busy I haven’t even had time to check on my favorite blogs. Tonight I hit the breaking point. I worked a little beyond my 8 hours, but even though people were still e-mailing with requests, I shut down my laptop. I’ve been getting my runs in, but always late in the day, and with each run my leg has felt more tentative. Perhaps if I had been doing all the stretching and core work that I know I need to do, but can’t quite seem to make time for because I’m busy trying to set a record for how long a person can stare at a computer monitor without blinking, or taking a bathroom break. I faintly recall that I have friends, family and a life that has nothing to do with databases, but I don’t remember what they look like. I have a big deadline Friday, but strange new problems have been cropping up and require my attention. I’m running out of attention. For a while I thought I was getting away with it, but now I realize should have paced myself. The running helps a bit, but I need to follow up with stretching, core training and enough sleep. And now, I think I’ll stretch a little and go to bed….

Update: Here is a link to the Stealin’ video on youtube. This is one of my favorite songs.

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