Time to Quit

Wow - what a day! One of those days where working at home is probably not the best thing for my businesses. Had to go vote this am , the kids needed help, had a meeting with my husband, etc, etc. Finally, at 11:15 I start "working".

I know I worked because there I was, sitting at my computer, doing stuff. The only problem is that by 4:00 the only thing I had accomplished was getting completely frustrated and totally confused.

Around this time my family all came home and all I can think of is "Great - now I'm going to have to work the whole evening". More annoyance, more frustration.

My husband was asking about my day, being supportive, and I heard these words come out of my mouth, "I had a bad day at work." That's when it hit me. I had a bad day at work. Now it's time to make a choice. I can "stay at work" and try to be productive when I'm frustrated and haven't accomplished anything in the last 5 hours, or I can "go home".

I chose to go home - spend the evening with my family and accomplish something personally. By the time I had made dinner I had the chance to catch up on my kids day and I felt much better.

I know that tomorrow will be a much better day because I am choosing to leave the frustration behind and to create some balance in my day.