Song of the day:
Happy Birthday, Todd Carey!
I’m glad I work from home on Mondays because it’s so hard to get going after the weekend. This way I can sit in bed and work for a bit before I have to be presentable for Zoom. I can dress a little more casually and not have to think about shoes or masks or getting on the freeway. I’m glad I normally work from home on Tuesdays for the same reasons, but on Tuesdays I have an early meeting so can’t linger quite as long. I hope I can work at home on Mondays forever. I wish I could work at home every day but at least I get two days a week.
I hope you had a great weekend. Mine was pretty relaxing. I had a nice lunch with a friend, did some online shopping, and binge-watched Emily in Paris on Netflix. I also caught the latest Hallmark movie, the last in the Wedding Veil trilogy. Mostly I lounged on the couch, and it was lovely. That’s what my weekends typically look like these days, lounging on the couch and binge-watching something on TV. I have plenty of other things that need to be done - laundry, general cleaning, taking down the Christmas decor, work, etc. - but it seems like my body (and my brain) needs rest more than ever these days.
I saw this post on social media over the weekend that said: “My mental health really changed when I stopped asking myself ‘why am I so lazy’ and started asking ‘why does my body require so much rest right now?’” and it made sense…anyone else feeling like this?
We’re technically in year three of a global pandemic, and it’s been almost two years since things were “normal”. I know I’m exhausted, and I think many others are as well. Especially those who have done everything possible to stay healthy and keep those around them healthy, from wearing masks and social distancing to getting vaccinated and boosted to just doing things differently and staying in more. And yet, the pandemic goes on and on because there are too many not doing those things. I read about another variant this morning and frankly, I couldn’t go beyond the headline. But I also read over the weekend that because of masking and staying physically distant from others, we may have eradicated two strains of flu. I mean that’s pretty awesome and a pretty good indicator that all of this stuff we’ve been doing actually works.
Is it any wonder so many of us are exhausted?
And then you add on top of that the unrest in the world, the potential of war in other countries, the ongoing hatred and senseless killing of Black and Asian people, the general awfulness of the Republican Party, and then, if there are other things going on in your work or personal life well, you get weekends like the one I just had.
So, as you embark on this Monday morning, try to find the good things, the things that bring you joy, the things that make you laugh, but know that it’s okay if it’s harder to find those things than it used to be. You are most definitely not alone and taking it one day at a time is the best any of us can do.
Video of the day:
In honor of Todd Carey’s birthday, and to share some of my joy with you, please enjoy this green room clip of one of my all-time favorite songs.