Over the last few weeks, I have increasingly felt like the walls were closing in on me and that the ceiling was going to come toppling down. Testing requirements, work stress, family emergency, good friends needing my attention, that darn nasty cold that everyone has had...I have been exhausted...it took its toll on my mental stamina. Even though I didn't really want to quit, and had just made up a plan to continue, and wrote my blog about it, I still felt like quitting was the best option. KJN and SBN told me to wait two weeks before making a final decision.
It's been one week since those conversations, and tonight I got my silver star for Phase 1. It's funny how when given two weeks, one week suffices to make a difference. I'm very glad about my silver star, but I am disappointed that I was unable to compete for that gold star. I hear Zoe did a great job during the test a couple weeks ago!
As for the environmental project I had planned, I didn't get enough people to commit, so I'm going to try it again in a couple weeks. I'll ask next Monday/Tuesday what will work for everyone. Saturday or Sunday mornings...
I'm feeling a lot more motivated now that I'm fully over that cold (lasted about three weeks) and have some things better organized with work and other areas of my life.
never, never give up. -sbn
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