Thoughts on Mental Health Thursday
I’ve said this before and it’s worth repeating…tired is an emotion. I don’t know what had me down and out the past two days. I was tired and yesterday I took a nap in the afternoon and still felt kind of out of it when Josh got home from work.
Being tired the past two days made me feel uninspired to do anything creative. I didn’t knit, I didn’t really feel like posting anything on social media yesterday. I posted on Tuesday, although that was more as an homage to being tired. I even had doubts about my new job. Not doubts like I wanted to quit or I didn’t think I wanted to keep doing it. But just thoughts of not wanting to work. Working from home has meant that I am slightly less motivated to do my job when my couch is literally right over there. Or my comfy spot in the chair in the backyard is only a few feet away. Since tomorrow is a holiday, surviving until the end of the day is even harder when you’re already at home.
But! I got a good night of sleep last night. Very uninterrupted. I slept pretty hard. And today, I feel much better. I had a brunch meeting with someone towards the top of the leadership hierarchy at my new job. While I listened to her talk to me and the other new person, I became motivated and optimistic about working there. I was eager to get into the daily grind of my role. So far this week has been a very slow introduction with very little to do, yet plenty of time to do it. I’m actually really looking forward to May when we’ll be in our fancy new building.
This afternoon, I’m looking forward to going to a birthday dinner for my previous supervisor. She has kept me and the other people from my team who have quit in the group chat. So we are all invited to her birthday dinner tonight. I still exchange work memes and reels with them and am eager to hang out with them again.
I just feel good again. Which isn’t saying much given that I only felt not-like-myself for two days, but when you’re someone who is hyper aware of emotions and moods, two days can be a lot. I’m grateful it didn’t escalate downward any further than it did.
So, here’s to not only feeling better, but also feeling better on the eve of a three-day weekend. Cheers!
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