The Ironies of Returning to Work

What can I say, I made the choice to return from nearly a week on the west coast at nearly 11pm. And, had to get up early today. Of course I was tired all day.

Now, contributing factors include:

1. staying up even later to finish the book I was reading
2. not sleeping on the plane (I was reading a good book)
3. not drinking enough water
4. walking, walking, walking in San Francisco and not getting enough sleep
5. A rough week of sleep made even tougher by the Westin bed -- not comfy
6. insisting on exploring the city until the last possible minutes, rather than relaxing before a day of travel.

So, some personal culpability on the fatigue. As I look around I can see that this is a standard for many colleagues. So, why do we regularly schedule the hell out of our first day back?! We do it to our selves don't we. Anticipate that we'll be hyper productive after a vacation, when all were really doing is wishing we were still on vacation, and totally out of synch with productivity.

Let me know if you have a theory or any observations on how this works for you.

Running Every Minute of It

I have finally gotten back to running. Well, I've been running and walking a fair bit lately, except the last couple of weeks. And then today was so nice I had to step out, and got to use my new toy - a GPS watch that tells you your pace and your distance. That, plus a new sound track had me running an extra quarter mile, compared to my last runs on the trail.

Now that I'm juicing, I'm hoping that my energy and recovery periods will improve. I'll keep you posted. and, let me know if you have any juicing suggestions. I have tried the Kale and Beet juice and I have to admit, it's pretty gut wrenching. It really reminds me of wheat grass. That intense green and slightly poisonous taste. I guess at some point it gets refreshing or energizing, but for now, it's just nasty.

On other fronts, who needs to be told to go to a doctor if you have an erection that lasts more than four hours... seriously, I think maybe a call to the doctor might be in order after a mere hour long erection. I gotta stop paying so much attention to commercials, they are too distracting.