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Finding some normalcy…
Yesterday I stopped working at 5:00 and went out to eat. I decided to dine inside since the air was still pretty bad at that time. Thankfully the restaurant was fairly empty, so that was good. I brought my book and had a nice, relaxing and exceptionally normal evening. It was divine. I then went to Walgreen’s to grab a few things, came home and watched a little TV, then did a little bit of work in preparation for today. All in all, it was a normal sort of evening. And I definitely needed it.
In reflecting about what I posted yesterday, I think finding some normalcy is how I will get through it all. The new normal at work is Zoom meetings all day long, with few exceptions. It’s unexpected changes to meetings at the last minute, and conversations that sometimes seem to go around in circles. It’s shortened lunch hours and requests that require immediate turnaround. It’s policy changes and procedure updates and on and on and on. It’s all different now and likely won’t change.
So I have to make sure that I always find time for lunch, that I take an extended break when the meetings end and get out of the house (or at least away from the computer). And then I need to do the normal things like going out to eat, reading a book, watching TV, and listening to the latest album from my favorite band. I need to begin the countdown to the start of the hockey season and cheer on the Giants and the Yankees as they make their push to the playoffs (to be fair, the Giants are a lot closer than the Yankees). I need to rejoice that college football is once again in season. I need to put the laundry away and straighten things in the living room so the cleaners don’t think I’m a complete slob (I totally am but I certainly don’t need them thinking that!). All of that is about as normal as you can get and maybe, just maybe, if I stay focused on that, the rest won’t seem quite as overwhelming.