My_Teenage_Self wrote:
Thanks guys. I've read every word, every one appreciated.
I know I haven't responded since last week, so here goes.
Friday I woke up feeling awful, headache, dizzy etc. (looking back, not the first time in recent history) and couldn't drive, so called work. They arranged for me to have the weekend off... which means the start of a new 3-week stretch. Spiffy.
Spoke to the wife, who throughout everything is always the most supportive person you could ever imagine. She got my bike out of the garage on saturday morning and basically pushed me down the driveway. I did 5 miles. I did another 5 miles Monday after work. I intend to do more tomorrow night. I'm still exhausted, but I have targets, and don't want to let myself down.
Spoke to my line manager at work today and told her that while I'll never shirk my responsibilities, after this stretch, I'm throttling back. She supported it 100%.
I want to say thanks to Mr Ox for pointing out 'Burnout'. I'd never heard of it.
Really pleased to hear you're taking some time back for yourself, it's also great that the people around you are 100% with you as it makes it so much easier to throttle back.