Life Update

I am working in a moderate to hectic working environment with many small but important things to be done each day. My time is split between training and marketing.

I am finding problems with keeping my cool under pressure and dealing with interruptions. Quite often my planned workload gets delayed by extra things that happen throughout the day. To deal with this requires flexibility with time management, keeping a level head and prioritizing on the fly so that the urgent things still get done on time.

Also I am sometimes irritated by the hot environment in the afternoon, dehydration and a lack of physical and mental stamina. This will improve with increased exercise for the body and mind.

New job tips

Things are going well. I think I just need to think about a new task for a minute ot two before doing it and look for simple solutions to problems before asking for help. Some general tips:-

· Active listening - acknowledging, responding slowly and clearly, and showing attention when someone is explaining something to me (letting them finish talking and eye contact)

· If I need to ask a question wait until the other person is ready for my attention

· Taking quick 2 minute breaks for drink or toilet at mid morning (about 10:30am) and mid afternoon (about 3pm) or when things are starting to get on top of me

· If things are buzzing around in my head try 2 minute breathing meditations (not at my seat!)

· Avoid hurting myself doing physical tasks by taking my time and using correct posture

New Job

It is great to be back in work. No more laying in, laziness or timewasting. I am only in my first week but I'm already helping a colleague with clearing some of her workload. It is an admin job but with a lot of potential for development and progression within the company.

Tacking my sleep problem is tough but I am hoping that I will be able to sleep between 11pm and 7am with little trouble soon. So hopefully fewer spells of waking up in the night and worrying about entities that are not of the human world. My time watching TV is nill (exept for 4OD) and my mindless surfing online has gone down. I just hope that I start to make tunes, games and read more again.

Next hurdles are stopping smoking, getting fit, losing weight and improving my diet. Also I want to restart my art, guitar and creative writing. Then there is eBay and Web design. All this needs time but I have bought some time for now.