Hi I am 54 on early retirement for past two years and was surprised with TN this year. I take 500mg Tegretol and 30mg Cymbalta. I have had a few good months of respite from the pain and the last few days it has decided to kick back up. But not with the vengeance where I can't eat or talk like last episode. Some learnings that have been really helpful as of late. Doing water aerobics about 5 times a week really kicks on the endorphins. Going to the coffee shop with my hubby and playing a mean game of cribbage. Things work for me in streaks. Like I felt there was a period where I needed to write everything done. Now I am using memory tricks like word association to remember names and other things. I have noticed that I can be thrown off my good habits and techniques with the holidays or vacations. I love the bullet journal idea. I think I can modify the idea for something online. For this new year my hubby and I recalled all the new things we experienced or learned over the year. Like I got a new computer with Windows 8.1 and I have enjoyed learning the new operating system. So keep a creative response to our problems and we can do that by helping each other. Keep posting!
I work in retail in one of the busiest stores in the area...literally nonstop customers which feels like i am standing in an intersection with bumper to bumper traffic trying not to get run over by speeding cars flipping me off as they pass.
Due to a back injury at work I have been working behind the scenes for the past 8 months. Last week the GM pulled me into his office to discuss where I will be working soon and he wanted to put me back on the front lines. I honestly do not think I will be able to sustain that long term. My jaw starts hurting just thinking about it.
I don't know your manager's situation, but maybe explore with them if there are any opportunities not out front that you could work on, and if not, or if there is the possibility of part time out front and part time doing something else to break it all up and make it less overwhelming. Jot a few ideas down, or talk to other staff out back and see if someone wants to do a job swap maybe? I know how you feel, had a similar problem where I work and volume can be quite overwhelming at times, so if you can't fix it totally, maybe make it a little more manageable. :)
shadow2 said:
I work in retail in one of the busiest stores in the area...literally nonstop customers which feels like i am standing in an intersection with bumper to bumper traffic trying not to get run over by speeding cars flipping me off as they pass.
Due to a back injury at work I have been working behind the scenes for the past 8 months. Last week the GM pulled me into his office to discuss where I will be working soon and he wanted to put me back on the front lines. I honestly do not think I will be able to sustain that long term. My jaw starts hurting just thinking about it.