rough Day

Not feeling up to par today...
probably several reasons why...
or a combination of things,
more than likely caused
by a broken night's sleep.

My son was scheduled to get off work at 8pm.  As usual, they kept him over.  I'm able to go to sleep even if he isn't home, but I woke up around 9:20pm, realizing he wasn't home, and wondered where he was.  Checked my phone.  No impending doom messages.  Then laid back in bed, mostly in "wait" mode.  That's when I heard the sirens.  And that upsets me, because I by this time I have a full-on imagination going, with the worst possible scenario!  My son is visually impaired.  He rides a bicycle to work, and comes home in the dark, as he usually works the closing shift.  He's not a bad 'driver' and follows the rules of the road, but we all know how some car drivers don't.  And we also know just how hard it is to see a bicyclist when its dark - no matter how many lights are on the bike.  Thankfully, he arrived home 10 minutes after I heard the sirens.   Funny how a mother's worry is never done -- no matter how old her kids are!!

My issues at work are also affecting my sleep.  So today, after my usual work was done, I sat and composed an email to my boss with the details of what I'd been noticing in the work related errors on the part of my co-worker.  Technically, I'm his boss, but ... there are other issues that keep me from doing that part of my job.  I've tried to address these issues with my boss(es) but there's always something more pressing for them to do, or that needs to be done, that nothing has happened in that regard.  And if push came to shove, since its my department, I would be the one held responsible if major errors are found.  So this was my way of covering my ass.  And passing the information on should help alleviate some of the stresses it causes me in the middle of the night.

Skipped the gym, as I wasn't feeling very well, mild stomach issues and a ... pulled muscle in there perhaps?  on the right side, where my gall bladder was.  Perhaps I overdid it the last couple days, thought I'd see how taking a day off might improve things.  Still doing the relaxing stretches, and of course, getting my steps in:

12,860 for today!   

*happy dance*