I'm clearly winding down for the Christmas break from work. I've been unable to do any constructive work both Friday and today. I'm just not in the right frame of mind. And it's a problem because I have so much to do. January looks like it's going to be an absolute nightmare. I've got competing deadlines on two different projects I'm working on (both of which are "high priority", not helpful) - which means I've got to multitask, not something I like to do at the best of times. And despite my protestations, I've been unable to delegate a lot of the work I need to do. So it looks like I've simply got to buckle down and get through it as best as I can. Which is not easy when I'm so utterly deflated and unmotivated by my job. I think I'm supposed to be back at work on Friday 2 January - but it seems stupid to go back to work on a Friday after a week break, so I suspect I'm going to take a "sick day" then. I need all the time off I can get now, because I envisage long hours and a lot of stress over the rest of the month. Not how I want to start the new year...
