To Network or Not to Network?

Out and About!

So this week has been a bit of a very unusual week for me. I am doing my usual work running around just trying to get stuff finished.

It all started early one morning:

• I had a tourism breakfast. I headed along for 7:30 am half asleep and bleary eyed. Arriving at the event with my dress half done up at the back as I forgot to ask for help before my husband left for work.
• I had tried to put on a wee bit of makeup just to take the dark rings from under my eyes away. 
• The breakfast was ok... and the talks were interesting but I think I was so tired at this time in the morning I was struggling to stay awake. 
• Headed to working feeling as if I had already done my full days work.

The same night after a full day at work:

• I was asked to go to an event - so off I went at 7:00 pm at night to the next event. 
• I arrived and knew no one. I was feeling weird very over smiling at random strangers. 
• Someone I knew arrived I just about jumped for joy. Chatting to them for a while it was easy to notice that I did not belong here with all the high rollers and politicians. 
• Once the speeches, that consisted of telling everyone how great they were, I said my goodbyes and headed home. 

I decided when back home in my pajamas, that social networking is really not my thing. Smooching did not suit me and I do swear a bit to much as well.

I was so pleased when the weekend came around and the thought of spending the day in PJs in from of the TV.

Alas, this was not to be. 

• Got a call asking if I wanted free lunch. Well Yes. who ever says not to free lunch.   
• I had to dress up - corporate or cocktail. This took about 40 minutes going through my wardrobe trying to squish my fat ass into clothes that I had put on in a long time.
• Once I was dressed I headed out - to my free lunch.
• It turned out it was more than just free lunch, I was at lunch with people that I have only seen on TV. 
• It surely and completely out of my depth, for the first hour II struggled to say anything. 
• I even introduced my self and did not mention my name.

Dressed up trying to fit in

I was never so happy to be home. 

Sunday consisted of things I can handle so much better:

• Wearing PJs most of the day
• Hugging baby lamb
• Spending time with my family

Sleepy baby lamb.

This was the best part of my weekend.

Follow-up: I have had a Nutella Hot Chocolate the other day - it was amazing. I have had to resist getting another one. I have not managed to do anything to get my work life balance back into line. Still need to work on that one.