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Loaded question…
How are you today?
Me? Thanks for asking.
Annoyance level is at high.
Like if your car had an Annoyance Level meter, it would be red-lined.
Not sure if some people will survive the day, particularly me. It can’t be healthy to hit your head repeatedly on a wall and not do some damage. But that’s what today feels like.
*sigh*
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The days are starting to run together. What day is it again? Oh, yeah, Thursday…is it March still?…the 26th…OK, got it. They days are starting to all look the same. The routine has become monotonous and stale.
Is it much different than previously? Well, a little. Typically I would be getting up, heading to work, doing work while interacting with co-workers, heading home after work, having some hang out time, then going to bed.
Now? Well, now it is get up, wander to the garage home office, work all day while seeing nearly no one (some virtual meetings), wander back up the steps from the garage into the house for some hang out time, and then bed.
Notice the difference? People. Socialization. The out of doors (even if only from car to building/building to car). The key component here is I miss people…even though people, in general, piss me off and I dislike them. I know, I am “mystery, wrapped in a riddle, inside an enigma.” I can’t explain it. Maybe it is only certain people I miss. OK, YES, for sure it is that. There are certain people I miss – way more than most!
Anyway, what are you doing to keep the days feeling like they are on repeat? How are you keeping track of the days? What has been your favorite thing to do since being confined to “life in a bubble”?
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I don’t know about you, but I have felt a general sense of apathy set in as a result of all this “isolation.”
I am not all that isolated since there are people around (neighbors in their yards, and other family members in the house, co-workers via Teams and Zoom). BUT, the general assumption is that we shouldn’t be going out and about to run our normal errands unless it is necessary.
So, the normal routine of life is interrupted. I find myself sitting around (more than normal) with a general sense of apathy towards doing anything productive.
We had decent weather this last week/end and all I wanted to do was sit. I didn’t want to go out and do yard work. I didn’t want to go out and wash the car (I did). I don’t want to cook dinner (but I do). I don’t want to be productive at work (but I am). I don’t want to…*insert something here*.
To be clear, I am still grooming myself and still going about the daily routine of eating and showering and getting dressed, because my day doesn’t feel like it starts until I have had a shower. LOL I mean come on, I am not a lazy-ass slob (nor a teen)! But, after that, all bets are off.
Are you feeling apathetic at all too?
If you are feeling it, how are you combating it? Are you combating it or are you just giving in too?
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Anyone want to hit pause for the day? Like just take a break from everything and just be?
Julia Roberts, as Vivian, said they could “lay like broccoli” in Pretty Woman. Adam Sandler had a movie called “Click” where he could just pause everything.
I am sure there are books out there about this. I am sure they could be helpful, if you wanted to read while you took a pause.
A deserted island. Maybe that would work. Preferably some place warm but not hot.
Maybe a day in an isolation pod would be good.
I just need a pause.
Piss and Moan 