I’ve had a super, super week at home. Even the
crappy weather – which normally would drive my mood downwards quicker than a
submarine with broken buoyancy – hasn’t dampened my spirits. I think I hadn’t
realised just how stressful and taxing the whole ‘quarantine/lockdown/virus’
thing has been. They often say – do they not – that you don’t realise how
something has affected you until it’s over. Now I’m out of the working world I
can see that I haven’t been able to mentally switch off since March. There was
always something taking up my time, none of which would be part of my normal
working parameters, and I barely had time to register one had happened before
another one landed on my desktop. And all the while, in the background, my own
niggling fears about my own safety and my own health.
I guess what I’m trying to say is – if you’ve been
working flat-out during the lockdown, you should maybe book some time off. Even
if you don’t feel overworked, even if you don’t feel bothered, even if you
don’t feel tired – be good to yourself and give yourself a break.
You might be
surprised how much better you feel for doing it.
RC 18-7-20
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