Feels like...102

It is finally truly hot outside. We have hardly seen 90's yet this summer, but this week is a combination of high temps and unusually high humidity. So we bit the bullet and put in our A/C window unit in our bedroom. Cricket is a fan.

I am back to putting in long hours at work and bringing work home. But fortunately it is largely work that I enjoy. It is a blessing and a curse to keep having more and more responsibilities added to my plate. Being busy is a challenge that fuels me, I love to learn new things, and being given increasing amounts of responsibilities means that my boss trusts and values me. The amount of work that I have, however, is starting to overflow to the point that it may take me a week or more to get back to someone (which is more than people tend to plan for in awaiting a project, I've found).

It is hard for me to have to give up saying "yes" to everything because it feels good to help others - I'm a people-pleaser by nature. I'm going to have to work on setting boundaries and saying, "I'm sorry but I just can't help you with that right now," which is surprisingly hard for me.

Anyway, I'm happy to put my energy into the long hours right now because next Friday begins our long-weekend vacation with family. Yay for beers and board games and the lake. And one week later we'll be in Europe.