24 Dec 2016

Some days just don’t happen. There’s wasting a day, and there are some sleepy days.

Yesterday was a sleepy day, thanks to a bottle of wine (just 11%, and almost grape juice!), followed by some generous pourings of Minttu liqueur. And,  I knew I was in a little trouble, and very lucky not to be hungover.

Over the years I’ve developed the guilt free nothing day. That is just accept the moment. It’s great, and means I can sleep whenever I need to. It also, removes any anxiety about the things I should be doing, or should have done. After all, there is so much that needs to be done. Or perhaps there aren’t.

The basics are, do a bit of exercise, eat well, keep in touch with friends and family, and try to look after your finances. Nothing to do about work here, it can wait for a little while.

Of course, there will be urgency soon. But I for one can’t be switched on all the time. There seems to be a good story in the people who were workaholics, had a health scare, and then realised other things were more important. But people who appear to have realised this from the start, just aren’t working hard enough. And I think expectations could be set out up front in our working lives.

People are at work and all working at diffrent speeds with different intentions, and I’m not burning brightly for a short time. My strategy has to be the long game now. And if that involves some lost days, so be it. The good day is just round the corner. So, I should be very careful with myself, and go easy on the Minttu. I was very lucky.

It’s Christmas eve, and I turned down the offers of a glass of wine, and the chance to take the dog for a walk (with the pub stop).

This is enough for a nothing day.