Everyday is a Sunday :-)

After 5+ years of being on call each weekend, either as an engineer or as the escalation point of contact, its like each day is a lazy Sunday nowadays.

At work even weekends are not spared. If you are not on call, you are on your toes wondering if some customer has faced any event and your engineer is right now on an outage call and then checking your email to ensure no voice mail notification email has been sent out.
While it gets to be a matter of habit and after more than 7 years of being in support your learn to make the requirement of being available 24x7 a part of your life, it is a relief to be able to kick off your shoes, unplug your phone and settle down with a book for some uninterrupted time

After coming to USA, the tension of having to find a new job was overwhelming. Notwithstanding all the horrors written above workaholics like me need that rush of adrenalin to keep going. With lesser work I either drain out quicker or have to work out harder at the gym.

However lately I've realized that if I sweep the tension aside then each day is almost like a Sunday with absolutely nothing to do other than what I want to do to relax. I can leave my cell phone on silent in the gym locker and not have to keep it in my pocket while playing tennis. I can now afford the luxury of watching a movie without the constant thought of cell phone interruption. And so many more things.

And I guess I'm starting to appreciate the lighter life and ironically while I would like it to last longer I don't want it to.

Between the rush of the work desk and the calm of a quite workout I'm sure work burns more calories ;-)