Going Through Changes

After months of having eggs be the limiting factor to my breakfasts, today it was the meat. I’ve ordered more pork patties from Sysco but my pickup day is tomorrow so I had to try something else. I fried a couple of eggs in a knob of butter and topped with some cheese and salsa before ensconcing them in a tortilla. The salsa was in the fridge and made the whole thing much colder than it should have. I think next time I’ll try warming it up in the air fryer before eating. I haven’t fully used that appliance because I’ve got it in my mind that I should wash it all up after every use but I’m hearing whispers now that you don’t need to do that. Let me know in the comments what you think.

I had completed the bulk of one corn brand the previous day and started into the second one today. It was very slow going and I was inundated with interuptions throughout the day. There seemed to be a multitude of little requests popping up again, mostly just questions that take me a few calls or emails to answer before I can get back to people. Kept me busy and my mind occupied. Before I knew it we’d arrived at lunch. I took down a can of soup and hustled back to my desk. Some of my colleagues were participating in a panel for our GROW|WiSE group and I wanted to support them with my viewership. They were discussing imposter syndrome and what can be done to overcome this. They shared some very vulnerable stories and their solutions. The whole panel was well done and a worthwhile use of my time. I know a couple of them quite well, for many years and we’ve covered that ground so it wasn’t completely new territory but the solutions they shared and their progress with that state of mind was interesting. I was surprised and impressed with how open they were. I think there needs to be more openess and empathy in the world, it’s been destroyed by social media, I’ve shared my thoughts on that before though and won’t get into it today. I had a call that I got duped into my someone else as revenge for throwing them to the “wolves” a few weeks ago. It was a turnaround is fair play type of scenario so I deigned to do my best. I had to evaluate and provide feedback for a new version of a website. I did just that. Some of the feedback was negative but I tried to balance it with positive feedback for the parts done well also. It was a one on one video chat so not much was hidden. I hope she took it in stride and found it useful. I had a longer chat with a colleague after that and then scrambled to finish up my presenation before the six bells chimed to mark the end of my workday. I’ve started to realize that upon that hour I grow hangry and my brain isn’t interested in working much past that on it’s own. If I’m working on something for someone or have a strict deadline maybe but I’ve drawn my line in the sand for regular things and at six I step across into my own world. I decided to treat myself with something quick, easy and filling. I dumped a bag of fries in the air fryer and made perfect, crispy french fries in under twenty minutes. I then topped them with some cheese, salsa, and some pickled jalapeno peppers. It made for a tasty treat and was easy to prepare and clean up. I sat down on the couch and listened to my audiobook in the dark and eventually without knowing what was happening I climbed into my bed and kept listening. Before I knew what happened I’d passed out. Looks like I’ll have to make up for missing bike club again.