I was going to post this about 3 weeks ago but then I got really busy at work and haven’t had the time or energy. I know we all get frustrated because there are things we can’t do or can’t do as well as we use to so I thought I would post about accomplishing things in spite of or maybe even because of what we can no longer do or think we can’t do. I’ll explain!
My husband & I went to the Oregon Coast for our vacation late in July as we like the weather there and of course watching the waves come in, we fly our kites, catch a beautiful sunset or 2 and go hiking. We were camping at Cape Lookout where they say the 3rd best hike in Oregon is. It was a 2.6 mile hike to Cape Lookout Point, you could drive to the trail head or take a 2.4 mile hike to the trail head. We walk and hike with the dogs quite a bit so we decided to go for the whole hike. About ½ way through the first part of the hike I couldn’t help but wonder who’s crazy idea it was to go on this hike, the map listed it as easy to moderate, I would hate to see what difficult was. When we got to the trail head for the Cape hike my husband asked me if I wanted to go back and skip the rest of the hike. I said no way, I can’t miss the 3rd best hike in Oregon, especially after what I just went through. We did the Cape hike and boy was it worth it, it was much easier than the first hike so we were able to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way. I will admit though that I would have enjoyed it more if I wasn’t so tired. After we did the Cape hike we still had to get back to camp, we could go back the way we came or walk along the highway. There were a few other hikers that weren’t to thrilled about going the way we came either so we opted for the road. It was a long walk but definitely easier than the trail. When we got back to camp I added up the miles, we had hiked 10 miles and I could feel every bit of it. My toes were so sore that I couldn’t put shoes on after my shower. Most of the walk back to camp was down hill so my feet slide into my shoes and were oh so sore. Luckily the next day we were leaving the campground and heading for a family reunion so we could sit in the truck for a few hours and recuperate. There was no one to complain to as the hike was all MY idea!
The first Friday after our vacation I found out that the girl I work with was having surgery the following Monday and I would be doing her job and mine for the next 3 to 6 weeks. I didn’t know how to do all her tasks and to top it off neither did my boss. We had the end of the month accounts to process which keeps us both VERY busy and here I was about to do it without her. I was so worried about it that I couldn’t sleep that night which made it hard to be on top of my game so she could tell me at work the next day how to do her job, in a condensed version. We have a great boss as he told me that Saturday morning that it wasn’t all on my shoulders and to try and relax and if something big went wrong it was all his fault. That really seemed to help as I calmed down and enjoyed the rest of the weekend. My SSD and having to use eye ointment every 15 minutes concerned me, I have to answer the phone, weigh vehicles on the scale and help customers at the counter all at the same time.
It’s been 4 weeks now and I survived and I’m actually glad I got the opportunity to see that I could do the job. It really boosted my confidence and reminded me once again that I can do more than I think I can. SO, in the future I won’t be as quick to dismiss the possibility of doing something I thought I couldn’t because of my SSD & eye issues. Hopefully I only have to put in 1 more week of overtime so I can enjoy what’s left of Summer! We are going on vacation in September, perhaps I’ll try sky diving, just kidding! Jill
