You all know me, as honest as the day is long.
I just wanted to remind everyone that you all are human. Just in case you forgot and think that you should be able to handle superhuman feats like working every day for weeks or months on end without a day off.
I wanted to say that it is semi-annual meltdown time. I tell you this in all honesty as it happens. We begin to get bitter and begrudge either the guests or those we love the most. Little things irritate us. We cannot contain it, this having guests in our homes, in our presence 24/7. We were meant to have time off, innkeepers are the worst, the hardest on themselves.
It is a phenomena that those outside innkeeping do not understand.
I just wanted to say it is okay, you need to let off steam. You need to have some time alone, to reflect, to sleep, to rest.
From day one there have been those here who say repeatedly "Take care of YOURSELF first" and we neglect their words and wisdom. About this time each year I find myself on a short fuse and having to apologize to those I love. Then I remind myself to block days off - many times it is too late. You all know what I mean. If you can finally get away you are already wound up and irritated and you just cannot relax, you cannot do the very thing you set out to do, nothing.
I wanted to offer a group hug to those working so hard that it seems like they cannot see the break of day...and often don't. Please take care of YOU. Your life is more important, block off the dang calendar, don't just wait and hope for a break, make this an important step in you sanity and those around you. Take care of you.
I just wanted to remind everyone that you all are human. Just in case you forgot and think that you should be able to handle superhuman feats like working every day for weeks or months on end without a day off.
I wanted to say that it is semi-annual meltdown time. I tell you this in all honesty as it happens. We begin to get bitter and begrudge either the guests or those we love the most. Little things irritate us. We cannot contain it, this having guests in our homes, in our presence 24/7. We were meant to have time off, innkeepers are the worst, the hardest on themselves.
It is a phenomena that those outside innkeeping do not understand.
I just wanted to say it is okay, you need to let off steam. You need to have some time alone, to reflect, to sleep, to rest.
From day one there have been those here who say repeatedly "Take care of YOURSELF first" and we neglect their words and wisdom. About this time each year I find myself on a short fuse and having to apologize to those I love. Then I remind myself to block days off - many times it is too late. You all know what I mean. If you can finally get away you are already wound up and irritated and you just cannot relax, you cannot do the very thing you set out to do, nothing.
I wanted to offer a group hug to those working so hard that it seems like they cannot see the break of day...and often don't. Please take care of YOU. Your life is more important, block off the dang calendar, don't just wait and hope for a break, make this an important step in you sanity and those around you. Take care of you.