Hump Day

Boy, it sure is tough getting your act together after a three day weekend. Yesterday was total chaos. I put probably 120 miles on my truck, made 8 stops, tried to accomplish some work, and smooth it all out before hump day. I think I did it, but each day always brings new challenges. There are times where I feel I have a handle on things, and work seems to throw a stick in the front spokes of your wheel. Many times, I've been cruising thru my day, thinking I'm going to get off at a decent time, and some tile setting "emergency" comes up, and I'm adding 2 1/2 more hours to the end of my day. But I have hump day to be the transition point of my week. If I have my act together, the remainder of the week sometimes finishes on a good note. Otherwise, Friday rolls around, and I work harder on Friday than I did the previous four days. So, the way I see it, Monday is "total chaos, free for all" day. Tuesday is "nose to the grindstone" day. Wednesday is "transition" day (remember to not let up on the accelerator). Thursday is " light at the end of the tunnel", or "finger on the panic button" day, and Friday is "screw around" or "makeup" day. Saturday and Sunday should be holy and sacred days, spent with family, friends, food, and drink. Sometimes "work" feels the need to invite itself into my weekend. This is a definite source of irritation. My wife once found a Chinese proverb that said, "Work will fill up the time you allow for it". If you allow 40 hours, no problem. If you allow 50 hours, it's cutting into family time. If you allow 60 or more hours, you're a slave to your job, and that's not fun. So today is the day I need to shake off the three day weekend hangover, and get it together before this weekend. The rest of you should do the same. "Have fun storming the castle"!