Yes, she has. As the
year draws to a close my posts get less and less.
Fact.
In my field
of work this is the month where the developers suddenly realize that the
Builders Holiday is breathing down their necks and that they really must get
that new proposal out. Now. Before their worlds end on the 13th of December (in case it didn't end on the 12th) when the architects break for 3 weeks.
This
devastating thought leaves the developers calling more and more meetings
and the architects doing more and more watered-down designs. Because, hey, we
are only human and that’s what happens when you do a building or two a week,
never quite living up to ridiculous expectations, rarely seeing your loved ones and never getting a chance to
fully recharge.
November
leaves me feeling constantly overwhelmed, always in trouble, emotionally
drained, short tempered, disappointed…do I need to go on?
So, here
are my coping mechanisms for November:
- Listening to Ben Howard. Constantly. On Repeat. Unashamedly.
- Fantasizing
about the day when I will finally be able to sit on my camping chair and indulge in these books:
Flight behaviour, The art of travel, The god of small things
- Watching our garden explode into bright shades of green after the amazing rains we recently had (then realizing I’m way behind with pulling out weeds and picking up
dog turds).
- Taking
early morning walks with the husband and the dogs, preferably in the most
beautiful street in Pretoria. We really don’t do this enough.
- Yoga. Keeps
me relaxed, focussed, balanced and non-competitive.
photo by Ingrid Damiani
So, with the end of the year approaching us at lightning speed and with 10 000 things to be done before then, I'll try to lay low for the next 5 weeks, doing my best to meet expectations. And clinging onto these little things. How do you
cope with November?
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