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Re: And how long would this burn out last, Kabu?
well it won't if you don't have some real down time or change jobs. It seems that you need time at home all Summer with play.I know that you don't enjoy tripping around is why I suggest home with the doggies all Summer.
posted by
Kabu
on July 10, 2013 at 6:21 PM
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I haven't a clue as to what be going on! I just wonder if it isn't just a kind of burn out since you have put in such long hours in the past! I hear that the greeters at Walmart just say hello and smile! LOL! sam 
posted by
sam444
on July 10, 2013 at 5:51 PM
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I did read this yesterday and it made me worry about you, and be sad. I didn't comment because I couldn't think of anything to say that would really help. I know what it is like to have burn out.
posted by
TAPS.
on July 10, 2013 at 5:12 AM
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LOL, Nautikos!!
I would jump at all of your suggestions in a minute if I could!
posted by
adnohr
on July 10, 2013 at 1:03 AM
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The financial impact isn't good even in accounting right now:
because I can't seem to do enough of it to make it worthwhile. It was so easy for me even if I never really liked it, so I took the less challenging road at the time. Now is the time to pay the piper, you think?
posted by
adnohr
on July 10, 2013 at 1:02 AM
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All of the above, Simone!
I do know all those things. It's the putting them into action I'm having a problem with!!
posted by
adnohr
on July 10, 2013 at 12:58 AM
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More than likely, MsJudy
But bills need to be paid, so sick leave is not an option. I have to find a way around it.
posted by
adnohr
on July 10, 2013 at 12:56 AM
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Chocolates!!!
Unfortunately I can't make accounting work for me in half hours. It takes me that long to start focusing, then I'm ready to quit again.
posted by
adnohr
on July 10, 2013 at 12:55 AM
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And how long would this burn out last, Kabu?
It has been going on for a bit now and seems to be getting worse instead of better.
posted by
adnohr
on July 10, 2013 at 12:50 AM
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LOL - a contracter may enjoy my attitude, Mia! My clients not so much.
No - I live about 330 KM from that terrible disaster, so am safe, thank you.
posted by
adnohr
on July 10, 2013 at 12:48 AM
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I've tried that, Justi, but an hour turns to two, to three, to four, etc...
And I just feel as if I could never run a column of figures through my head again!! You don't need to ask if I want you to pray for me. It would be greatly appreciated.
posted by
adnohr
on July 10, 2013 at 12:45 AM
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Haha, Jimmy. No bruising of the head - gotcha!
Whatever it is, I definitely need to do something about it!
posted by
adnohr
on July 10, 2013 at 12:42 AM
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I always liked that song, FSI
And a career change at my age could be tricky.
posted by
adnohr
on July 10, 2013 at 12:41 AM
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adnohr
Nautikos seems to address your situation so very well sis.
posted by
WileyJohn
on July 9, 2013 at 9:35 PM
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adnohr
Oh boy, I know it well, that feeling of ennui that tinges everything with a kind of dish- watery greyness...Yes, you need a vacation, some airiness in your life, plenty of really good music, and maybe even a light-hearted affair...
posted by
Nautikos
on July 9, 2013 at 9:04 PM
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I agree with the others. At one point in my life I thought about a career in accounting. After thinking of the redundancy, I chose another career path. There are suggestions to be made but you must consider the financial impact of some careers.
posted by
Dr_JPT
on July 9, 2013 at 7:43 PM
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Being that the zoning out only happens to you when you aproach accounting I may go out on a limb and say that , as you probably already have figured out, there is probably some kind of negative association that you have made to that particular subject. It could be that you feel that your working at that is keeping you from something you would rather do... or that you resent having to work at all... Or... as was said here before... you might just be what they call "burned out" which is something that happens quite often to those who work at mentally demanding tasks. Menopause might be playing a role as well. You mentioned that you've been at it forever" :-) ( I know, it seems like that to me too loll) Well, when our hormones start decreasing mental function does as well, if only temporarily , ussually is memory that suffers most , but concentration and focus also can diminish considerably and since your work in accounting probably requires both, you would feel it there the most. Our brain has amazing escape mechanisms and perhaps yours is trying to run away from the effort it takes to do the accounting by going into an idol state and therefore making you "zone out"... The solution (s) are self evident :-) Rest! Give yourself a mental vacation... or if you can't completely stay away from work, reward yourself with something you really really want everytime you spend time working... Eventually you might change the negative association you have made with a positive one of getting a reward... Try it! Good luck darling xoxoxo
posted by
Sinome
on July 9, 2013 at 6:42 PM
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Confusion
I am in agreement with JimmyA I think you are in burn out mode..
posted by
MsJudy
on July 9, 2013 at 4:27 PM
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Numbers have always been dull as dishwater to me.
I've done bookkeeping, light accounting, etc., when I had to, but it always bored me. I think what's got you now is the after-effects of the past month or six weeks, which has been stressful. My recommendation: a box of really good chocolates. Any time you can stick with the obnoxious chore for half an hour, you get to stop and enjoy a bonbon... Even if it doesn't work, the chocolate is lovely.
posted by
Pat_B
on July 9, 2013 at 4:00 PM
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Burn out darling. I remember ...and I loved my job....I collected my tax papers from my last nursing job, looked at them and said..I am finished...I cannot do this anymore. I still miss it but enough can be enough. Wonder what else you could do for a change.
posted by
Kabu
on July 9, 2013 at 2:28 PM
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I always struggle to pay attention and get stuff done when it's a task I don't enjoy (housework being my number one pet peeve, accounting a close second). My mind simply refuses to focus properly on tasks it doesn't enjoy. A career change sounds like something that might be good for you. But if you do resort to banging your head, I can recommend a good contractor to help with the drywall...
Glad to hear you're doing well - I have been worried about you since hearing of the awful happenings in your neck of the woods!
posted by
Mia890
on July 9, 2013 at 12:54 PM
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adnohr
No matter how far behind you are give it up for an hour do not think of it at all and sit down and write, see if the same things occures. Do you want me to pray for You? 
posted by
Justi
on July 9, 2013 at 12:54 PM
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For some reason, the words "burn out" came to mind after reading this. You may not necessarily need a career change as much as you just may need a major break from accounting, at least for a while. And whatever you do, don't bang your head against the wall! Not only is the dry wall a pain in the butt to repair, but that massive bruise on your forehead probably won't go away anytime soon either . . .
posted by
JimmyA
on July 9, 2013 at 12:52 PM
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A career change might very well be the answer...It's been a long time since I heard that Buffalo Springfield song.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on July 9, 2013 at 12:15 PM
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