call my friends more

I’ve called a couple people this week who I haven’t talked to in ages. It was great. I get nervous that they are going to harass me for disappering, but they were pretty much just happy to hear from me. Yay!

I feel more and more guilty every day, which makes it harder and harder to call- I don’t want to hear how much I suck…

I tend to blame it on my job. 120+ hour work weeks for 10 months straight and then 3 months off. It takes a month of sleep just to be able to pick up the phone. Then the first couple of calls to relieve the sting from me having forgotten their birthday, AGAIN, and then, finally, they start to get used to me being back around and I end up on another campaign and stop calling again.
This year I am working to transition out of politics and after election day ‘06, I plan to be done with it professionally. But my friendships wont last that long. I have to stop feeling guilty and prolonging the “please forgive me” phone calls. THEN, I have to make sure the apology, “I suck and am the worst friend ever” phone call never has to take place again. My friends are more important than my job.