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chronicles of a work-a-holic


A friend emailed Dan and me today, asking us… well really, TELLING us that we were coming to visit them this weekend, going to a nearby farm for all kinds of fall festivities (corn maze, hayrides, etc.) in Ohio. My first reaction was, Are you kidding me? We can’t go, I have way to much work to do this weekend!

Then I thought- You know what? SCREW IT. I know this lady wants this site done by next week (and it’s huge, tons of content and images to vignette and add text to) But you know, she just signed the contract ON FRIDAY. And I already have all of the content in that she gave me (still waiting for more) and it’s not my fault she’s slow on getting me this stuff. I love when people put ME on a deadline, but yet they can’t get their butts moving, and I end up feeling guilty and stressed about getting stuff done on time.

So you know what? We’re going. We’re leaving Saturday morning and driving 2 hours to Ohio and spending all day doing NOT WORK STUFF, and then coming home Sunday morning to do some laundry, catch up on around-the-house things, then head to my parents’ house for the Steeler game that evening and celebrate my dad’s birthday. I am so sick of not being able to do things, and having to say no to things with friends, and feeling guilty about doing fun stuff when I DO finally get the guts to slack off a bit.

I hate that I am turning into a work-a-holic. This stinks. I love what I am doing and it only really feels like work because of the time crunch I’m under all the time. It’s too hard. I don’t like it. If I could just quit my real job… *dreams some more*

So tonight I will have my meeting with this client, get the stuff from her, and do what I can before Friday. And then, I will just be taking a break until Monday.

Baby steps.

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1 Comment


  1. Melissa

    Sep 26 at 8:26 pm

    Hope you had fun. You earned it! :)