Foiled Again - Thursday, May 13, 2010

At Martindale’s, Thursday is the largest shipment day of the week. I felt energetic enough this morning so I worked as fast as I could helping to put the products away. (Our aim is to clear the sales floor of boxes as early as possible so that the customers can shop unhindered.) It felt good to be able to work hard. Unfortunately, after a few hours, the tiredness hit me like a ton of bricks. I am always fooled by this. On days like today, I think I am finally passed the point of being easily tired. Then ... boom! My energy is spent and it is only twelve o’clock in the afternoon. This would not be a problem if it were not for the fact that there are still four hours of work left, food shopping, cooking dinner, and church tonight. I really do have hope though that soon I will learn to ration my energy levels more effectively. It just was not the case today. So, as I sat down with my boss this afternoon I prayed for strength to make it through our meeting without falling asleep. Thankfully, I did, and through the rest of the day as well, although the tiredness would wash over me at times. It will be great to regain my energy levels. In the meantime, I am grateful, because I could be experiencing a lot more residual effects from the chemo and radiation than this. Also, the weekend is coming and that means I can take a nap whenever necessary.