week #7

I think I've plateaued, because my stress level went up slightly this week for the first time since I started. I feel better about the controls. I have 3 display screens, but I need more. A coworker said they mentioned to a boss that they need 5 screens. I'm getting better at the easy stuff. Still overly stressed by the hard stuff. Still much too slow at the one thing where I most need to be fast, because so many people need that particular service.

And it just gets busier from here until the fall semester arrives. I'll be glad when I no longer hear my heartbeat in my ears when I'm anticipating work. :/

It doesn't help that Minneapolis is "back in the red" with our air quality alerts from Canadian wildfires. It doesn't help that my nights are already punctuated with fireworks, both rockets (ear plugs help save my ears against this one) and kaboom detonations that shake my chest while I lay in bed hoping for sleep. It doesn't help that the city is anticipating the same absurd behaviors as last year on July 4th.

I would like a long break from all of human civilization, please.