Inspiration from Betty

I wish today was a holiday. But because it’s not and I had to go to work, I will make this very brief. There needs to be a holiday that is simply a day where everybody spends it doing something they love. Whatever that is. Call it a self-care holiday or a day of selfishness. Everyone deserves a day where they can focus on themselves and what makes them happy. Of course, that could be any random Sunday. Other national holidays throughout the year when people are home from work could be a day like that. But I know I can’t be the only one who does chores on days when I’m off work. I fold laundry that never seems to stop needing folding. I wash dishes, dust shelves, vacuum. My husband works in the yard among other things. But if the holiday was specifically designated as a day to engage in hobbies, or watching a movie with a loved one, or taking a long nap under a fuzzy blanket cuddled up with a cat (or dog), that’s what it would be all about.

Is it obvious that I am ready for retirement already? I want more days like this! Today was the Mondayest of Mondays and the perimenopause rage in me was strong this morning. Which, fun fact, I have named Betty. Yes, I’m talking about my rage. I named her Betty. Because Betty White said some seriously badass unhinged things throughout her career and I love her for it. Betty and I had quite enough of work place shenanigans this morning, so when I saw this prompt, I knew the best holiday that I could envision is one where I’m doing what I love, and my day job is not that. Don’t get me wrong, I still maintain that the worst day at my current job is better than any random day at my old job. And it’s true. Work today did not give me anxiety. Though there was the potential. If the same thing happened at my old job, I would have miserable anxiety about it. Today? I just got mad. Call it a symptom of being a woman in my 40s. In fact, maybe my self-care holiday should just be for women. All the women of the world who give of themselves so freely on a daily basis deserve a day to be selfish and do what they want to do. Serving others might be what makes them happy, but I am convinced there’s a little selfish side in all of us. Let’s embrace it and have a holiday devoted to it.