Do any of you get the Sick Guilt? I do I hate being Sick, I feel like I’m letting people down. I feel like I’m not pulling my weight and then worse when someone has to step in and pick up your slack. It’s horrible when you feel like you can do what you need and then to have to rely on someone else makes me feel even more guilty. Then the list of things to do piles up!
The Laundry is piled up!
Dinner is called out for (so not healthy):
House is a mess:
And the part that upsets me the most is missing work. As many of you know I work 6 days a week and have for about 5 years now. I don’t mind Saturdays are easy it’s just 3 hours and it’s before the kids get up so It’s not big deal. I hate letting people down so I don’t take that day off for much, it takes a lot for me to take a day off. It’s also because I’m a nut and have a fear of someone else doing my job. I use to work for a plastic surgeon who let you all know EVERYONE can be replaced which means not be too safe with your job. NOW I have an amazing set of bosses and know they take amazing care of me but of course the little voice in my head (plus the big one called my husband) say don’t get too comfy you work virtual they don’t see your sick or need time off and you can be replaced.
Fast forward to this week, week 2 of this cold … and NO VOICE! Which can make for some problems when my job is calling people, making 60 to 70 calls a day you kind of need your voice. And we had a huge event this weekend that needed confirmation calls done for. No voice means Alexis is benched from the calls we had to call in the replacement. So I had to take care of myself and rest for a WHOLE DAY.
Lot’s of Rest and Tea:
What happens when you take time off work? I of course get freaked about what if the other person does better then me? What if they like this person better then me and replace me? I know it’s crazy to think like that but something in my brain always does it to me.
Am I the only crazy one? Or do you feel the same way when you call in sick? Do you think of money lost? I’m a contractor so I don’t have sick leave so my mind always goes to that.
Then because it’s my life, when the going gets tough you have to have a few rocks throw at you … insert drum roll please! Some joint & belt goes out on Rick’s car on Monday. Oh yes the quotes are coming in around $650. OH yes when it rains it pours here.
So there you have my week … hehe. So how do you handle being sick?
thank you Google Images for the pictures above. alp
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