Burnout…

So I’m here again, ` together another post on this blog of mine that I started for some reason, I can’t remember.

I would like to write some more. Really I would, but there aren’t enough hours in the day, too many meetings to attend, too many urgent client requests….ahh  shaddup! I’m lying, I’m just lazy. I have lots of things to write about but hate the thought of sitting at my pc writing. In fact, I balk at the thought of having to sit at my desk for another minute more than I have to.
This, of course, is not really a good sign for someone in my profession. Spending time at the computer usually means I’m producing,which translates to billable hours  But recently, I look for every excuse to get up. Any little reason to not be ‘there’.

I read an article recently, that spoke about, freelancer burnout. Apparently, writers and other people in the creative field experience it too. The first symptom is a strange burning sensation when you pee and peeing more often. I’m just kidding, if you have a burning sensation when you’re peeing you’re probably suffering from another kind of burnout……..  see a doctor, quick!

But seriously, it seems that because freelancers most times immerse themselves so deep into their work they often neglect to take care of themselves. Picking up some bad eating habits, not exercising, etc. I felt like the article was talking about me directly.
In the past 12 months I have gained an incredible amount of weight. Have stopped exercising completely and am eating crap at all hours of the night. All this leads to vitamin and mineral deficiencies, muscle weakness, poor blood circulation..blah blah blah….. In layman terms, ‘yuh does get lazy an doan wan do no wuk’

I’m not sure how I’m going to deal with it, I like eating crap in the night and I don’t want to exercise. I wonder if I catch the tooth fairy, maybe I can hold her hostage until she grants me some kind of wish to wish it all away. Hmmm, come to think of it, I might throw in a wish for some money in my bank account. Can you believe I got a notice a couple days ago from the bank, I’m going to have to pay a fee because my account has been inactive for too long. Damn! I digress, back on track….. Burnout.

One of the other symptoms is that you get sick often. Again, this is related to your poor eating habits and no exercise. Guess what, I get sick often too..  Damn, can’t a brother get a break?!

Another symptom is the inability to concentrate on tasks for lengthy periods. Does anyone know of a blog that doesn’t get regular updates because the blogger is lazy? ………………………………..I’m talking about this blog and myself (just in case you’re slow and didn’t catch my drift)

I’m already too distracted to continue this post…. ahh burnout….

I’ll let you know how it goes. Hopefully, I can find some fuel and my flame and burn bright once again.

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