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August 31, 2005

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome at Work .... shhhhhh!

OK, I'll keep my voice down, but here I am writing my entry from work... I did finally get clearance from the NHS occupational health bods and so have resigned from my job at the most parochial newspaper on earth. Hoorah!

I moved house on Saturday. By mid-afternoon I was flagging. I made the sensible decision to pay people to move me, so I didn't have to do any carrying or lifting. Some people would call that lazy. I used to argue with them, but now can't be bothered. Packing and unpacking are my two least favourite things (along with unreliability and actions not reflecting words). I always feel like such a weedy wuss and run out of steam and then can't do anything. Luckily I have moved in with R, someone who gets all this. When I got back from work last night he had dinner on the table. Fabulous!

Today another friend e-mailed me and asked me to help with her move... I paid people to do mine, I'm not wasting my limited energy on someone else's. I feel bad saying no. I'd love to be someone who can heave and heft things anywhere - my friend K is like that. She's a forklift truck driver. I just have to accept the fact that I am a hothouse flower, not a hardy annual.

Am commuting now I've moved, so super-tired each evening. Will be glad when my new job starts - just down the road from where I now live.

Another thing about living there is the stairs. Hate stairs - nearly as much as packing and unpacking. I've lived in single floor flats for the last eight years and now I live in a house where if I plan badly I have to go upstairs and fetch things. That's really quite tiring and a bit annoying. Maybe I'm just unfit.

Nothing much else to report really - too tired to remember!

Posted by Sleepy Sal at 7:36 AM | Comments (0)

August 19, 2005

Chronic fatigue syndrome and occupational health...

Well, what to tell? About a month ago I got a new job – working for the NHS would you believe! It’s a great job, great money and in Leicester – where I’m moving in the next week.
Anyway, I hoped to hand in my notice to my current job a couple of months ago, but I am currently jumping through endless hoops for occupational health. It is so frustrating. I have not had a single day off work through illness in six months. Not only do I have to suffer for being ill when I’m ill, but afterwards too. So desperate to start this new chapter in my life, but as ever my illness holds me back.
Someone told me there must be a reason for it. Perhaps it’s character building. Although, I have to say, my character is fully developed thank you, NO MORE!

Posted by Sleepy Sal at 1:49 PM | Comments (0)