Much better tonight

Although very tired, I'm in a better mood, more positive, right now. After a very, very long day, I came home and got ready to go to Muay Thai, hopefully to redeem myself after Tuesday's disasterous session. Had a bit of food, and managed to chat with a close friend for a bit, which actually did alot of good and raised my spirits (energy levels?).

I headed off to Muay Thai, eager to get a good workout. I had a chance to talk to Kruu before class, told him that I was really frustrated Tuesday at lunch and he just grinned. He said that everyone has days like that and the trick is just to work through them. Good advice. I partnered up with an experienced guy for the class and had a great workout. Focused on my technique, protecting my face with my right hand (bad habit I keep forgetting about), and put alot of effort into everything. It felt really good. I think I've redeemed myself. I felt like I improved - Kruu told me to stand up straighter on my kicks and that felt alot better than the other position I was in (slightly back and bent over). By the end of the session, even though Kruu Sacha made us do alot of core strengthening exercises towards, I felt good, as if I had purged all sorts of nastiness from my body via sweat.

Now I'm just relaxing for the evening. My presentation at the All Staff meeting this morning went exceptionally well. It's always a good sign when people are laughing and nodding their heads. I think there is abundant support for my new position, which makes me confident that we'll be able to make this work. Strange how the worst part of all of this was internally within my own Division eh? Maybe that's a personal perception issue as well. Anyway, long live the Research Liaison!!!