Exhaustion

I spent about 4 hours yesterday just lying on a couch. Literally. Just lying there. Not sleeping. Just lying and not wanting to move. 

There has been and is a lot to get done this trip. It is crucial to Theodora that I extricate myself from management in order that it become self-sufficient. But to do that, especially with very limited people resources available on site, actually means more work in the sort term. 

Day-to-day management has been completely taken over. That's a big plus. Passing on the more strategic tasks are going to be harder. The two big things on the list are mapping out our first ever significant fundraising campaign (I will do a detailed post on that shortly), and putting into place a replicable business development system not requiring me. The first has the most time urgency as the end of the year is the big fundraising period. The later is inhibited by a chicken and egg situation...namely we need a local person to train and all local people are needed to do billable work. 

In order to accomplish these, I have been working extensively to create the systems, processes, and content to hand over to the team. This has meant going into our office and basically working 7 to 8 hours straight at a desk. That doesn't sound like that much does it. But, in reality, I haven't worked that way in, I don't know, ever! My work days when I do work are more about having all kinds of meetings, being able to get out, move around, etc. I tend to work in smaller spurts. 

Last night and yesterday I was hit with some kind of mild lower intestinal disorder, no doubt something I ate. I didn't get a good night's sleep. That combined with the amount of working, seemed to push me over the edge to where my body said, "de-I YOU are going to rest." Of course I said, "Body, I have a lot to do. I don't have time for this." It said, "You don't understand. YOU ARE GOING TO REST." and with that it was on the couch.

I got a good night's sleep. My innards seem to have settled down. It is Saturday and I am not going to do any kind of work.